Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private S. Sanders, The Queen’s Royal Regiment, killed in action at El Alamein, 24 October 1942

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. B. Saunders, 16 Damien Street, London E1’, extremely fine (3) £80-120

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

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Sidney Saunders served with the 1st/7th Battalion, The Queen’s Royal (West Surrey) Regiment during the Second World War, and was killed in action during the Second battle of El Alamein on 25 October 1942, aged 31. The Battalion suffered heavily in their battle, with 11 Officers, including their Commanding Officer, and 179 other ranks killed, wounded, or missing in heavy fighting against the German Foglore and 22nd Parachute Brigades. Saunders is buried in El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt; he is also commemorated on the WW2 AJEX (The Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women) Roll.