Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Japanese pair awarded to Gunto (Sergeant) Masaaki Yorioka, Imperial Japanese Army, who died of wounds in China in October 1937

Japan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun, Eighth Class breast badge, silver, with lapel rosette, in original rio-nuri lacquered case of issue; China Incident Medal 1937, bronze, in case of issue, extremely fine (2) £60-£80

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2010.

Masaaki Yorioka was born on 17 July 1909 in the Kochi Prefecture. As a Gunto in the Imperial Japanese Army, he died of wounds in the 2nd Imperial Field Hospital on 29 October 1937.

Sold with the recipient’s original named Service Book; ‘Gunto’ collar rank patch; and a photograph of the recipient in uniform.