Auction Catalogue

3 December 2020

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 369

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3 December 2020

Hammer Price:
£85

Pair: Gunner E. H. Robinson, South African Field Artillery
British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Gnr. E. H. Robinson. S.A.F.A.) very fine

Three:
Corporal G. E. Murray, South African Air Force
Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Africa Service Medal 1939-45, all officially impressed ‘98990 G. E. Murray’, tarnish spot to obverse of second, otherwise good very fine

1939-45 Star (6) (170086 L. H. Bredenkamp; 142102 J. T. Davies; 580847 M. J. Kramer; C268972 J Lavensen; 562264 D. M. Waller; 280652 R. W. Williams) all officially impressed as issued to South African personnel, good very fine and better (11) £40-£50

Edmund Herbert Robinson attested for the South African Field Artillery on 25 November 1915 and embarked for Kajiado, British East Africa, aboard the Armadale Castle on 10 January 1916. Invalided on 27 May 1916, suffering from chronic orchitis, he was discharged medically unfit on 13 July 1916.

Sold with copied record of service.

George Edward Murray attested for the South African Air Force and served as a trainee Fitter at No. 71 Air School, South Africa, from 12 December 1940. Transferring to No. 70 Air School at Kimberley, he was posted to No. 5 Wing, South African Air Force, on 20 May 1941, and then to 22 Squadron at Durban on 6 May 1943. Promoted Temporary Acting Corporal on 1 January 1945, he was discharged after considerable home service as an Air Mechanic on 20 September 1945.

Sold together with the recipient’s original Certificate of Service and copied record of service.