Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Private E. L. Rosen, York and Lancaster Regiment
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, all contemporarily named Boots’ style ‘4Y55093 Pte. E. L. Rosen. Y. & L. Regt.’, mounted for wear, good very fine

Four: Attributed to Corporal J. Baxendale, Royal Artillery
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; together with a Jewish Lads’ Brigade Medal (Corporal J. Baxendale. Brighton Co.) bronze, with top riband bar, good very fine (9) £80-120

Eli Louis Rosen was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, on 14 April 1914, and served during the Second World War with the 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, in the North West Europe Campaign. He died in April 1992.
He is confirmed on the WW2 AJEX (The Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women) roll.

John Richard Baxendale was born in Epsom, Surrey, on 20 September 1919 and enlisted into the Royal Artillery at Brighton 31 October 1938 as a vehicle mechanic. He served during the Second World War in 460th Searchlight Battery in Brighton and 1st Searchlight Regiment in North West Europe as a Bombardier Vehicle Mechanic. He transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers on 1 October 1951.
He is confirmed on the WW2 AJEX (The Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women) roll.

Sold together with the following original documents and photographs: Soldiers release book filled out and named; Soldiers service and pay book; Black and White photocard of his son Aubrey; Sports Group Photo of his unit 460th Searchlight Battery, 70th (Sussex) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery 1944; Large Group Black and White photo in uniform.