Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: attributed to Sergeant L. Shard, Gloucestershire Regiment
1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for display, with portrait photograph of recipient in uniform, and a number of official forms, letters and certificates, including Certificate of Transfer to Army Reserve, dated 26 October 1946, and War Gratuity Release Form, good very fine

Five: attributed to Gunner R. A. Woodward, Royal Artillery
1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, mounted for wear, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr R. A. Woodward, “Stonesfield”, 212 Goldcroft, Yeovil, Somerset’, and Second War Campaign Medals enclosure slip, generally very fine £50-70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards for Burma Operations during the Second World War.

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Leslie Shard was born in May 1921, and resided at 64 Peach Street, Wokingham, Berkshire.

Robert Alfred Woodward enlisted in the Royal Artillery in June 1941, and served during the Second War with the 24th Anti-Tank Regiment in Burma.