Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Corporal C. Derrick, Royal Engineers, taken Prisoner of War during the Fall of France in 1940

1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (2217597 Cpl. C. Derick. R.E.), with two Additional Award Bars, nearly extremely fine (3) £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Prisoners of War.

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C. Derrick joined the ranks of the Territorial Army, and served as a Corporal with the Royal Engineers during the Second World War. He was taken Prisoner of War during the fall of France in 1940, and was held as P.O.W. no. 146, his very low number indicating that he was one of the first to be captured. He was latterly held at Stalag 383 at Hohenfels, Germany. The camp was evacuated on 17 April 1945 and liberated a week later.

Sold together with the recipient’s identity tag.