Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: E. Richards, Royal Air Force
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in named Air Ministry card box of issue, addressed to ‘E. Richards, Esq., 11 Heybarnes Road, Small Heath, Birmingham 10.’; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Edward Richards.) in Royal Mint case of issue, edge bruising to Defence Medal, otherwise good very fine

Four: Attributed to F. W. Petts, 8th Army
1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. F. W. Petts, 19 Cantley Road, Hanwell, London, W7’, extremely fine

Four: Attributed to R. Rawston, Merchant Navy
1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly very fine

One: Attributed to J. E. Marlow, Royal Navy
War Medal 1939-45, in named Royal Navy card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. J. E. Marlow, 37 Barlow Road, Wednesbury, Staffs’, good very fine

War Medal 1939-45, good very fine (15) £70-90

Edward Richards, a Higher Grade Postman from Birmingham, was awarded the Imperial Service Medal upon his retirement in 1974 (London Gazette 11 October 1974).

Sold with seven photographs showing the sinking of the Graf Spee at Montevido, 18 December 1939.