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17 September 2020

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№ 371 x

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17 September 2020

Hammer Price:
£240

Three: Private E. R. Waters, Royal Norfolk Regiment, later East Kent Regiment

Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22547069 Pte. E. R. Waters. R. Norfolk.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (22547069 Pte. E. R. Waters. Buffs.) minor edge bruise to first, lacquered, light contact marks, good very fine (3) £140-£180

Eric Ronald Waters was born in Stourbridge, Worcester, in 1926, and attested for the Royal Norfolk Regiment. He served with them in Korea before transferring to the East Kent Regiment, and saw further service in the Arabian Peninsula. He died of carcinomatosis (a collection of side effects related to general cancers) in Clapham, London, on 8 February 1966.