Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Sergeant A. J. Carter, South African Air Force

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially named ‘98534 A. J. Carter’; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Union of South Africa (Sgt A. J. Carter - SAAF) extremely fine (6) £80-£120

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2003.

Aubrey Jansen Carter attested for the South African Air Force on 23 July 1940. Qualifying as a photographer, he served with 60 Squadron in Egypt and Italy 1943-45. He was discharged in February 1946, and later resided at ‘12 Astoria Court, Main Road, Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town’.

Sold with the original Union Defence Forces Second World War medal forwarding slip and envelope, together with the letter accompanying the Efficiency Medal and a copy of its acknowledgement, dated December 1953; and copied record of service.