Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Private A. P. McCarthy, Essex Regiment

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. A. P. McCarthy, 34 Lewis Bldgs, Dalston Lane, Hackney, London E8’, nearly extremely fine (5) £100-£140

Albert Percy McCarthy was born on 9 November 1916, and attested for the Essex Regiment at Chelmsford on 2 April 1940. He served with the 1st/4th Battalion throughout the Second World War, in North Africa, Egypt, and the Middle East; and later in Italy, Greece, and Cyprus

Sold together with the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Soldier’s Release Book; various newspaper cutting and other ephemera; and a comprehensive photograph album depicting the 1st/4th Battalion’s Second War service, featuring photographs from (amongst other locations) Sierra Leone, Jamaica, Egypt, Cyprus, and Italy.