Auction Catalogue

14 April 2021

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 396

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14 April 2021

Hammer Price:
£85

Family Group:

Pair:
Corporal A. Vann, Hampshire Regiment and Military Foot Police
British War and Victory Medals (2794 Pte. A. Vann. Hamps. R.) good very fine

Three:
Lance-Sergeant A. G. Vann, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who was taken Prisoner of War in the Western Desert on 26 January 1942
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, extremely fine (5) £100-£140

Alfred Vann was born in Over Wallop, Hampshire, in 1875 and attested for the Hampshire Regiment (Territorial Force) at Ryde, Isle of Wight, on 23 January 1914, He served with the 1st/6th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, during the Great War, before transferring to the Military Foot Police, and was advanced Corporal. He was discharged at his own request on 14 February 1929.

Sold with the recipient’s Certificate of Discharge.

Alfred George Vann, son of the above, was born at Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, on 20 January 1907 and attested for the Hampshire Regiment on 23 January 1924. He was discharged on 14 February 1929, but subsequently re-attested in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps 2 January 1940, and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Second World War. He was taken Prisoner of War in the Western Desert on 26 January 1942, and was ultimately held at Stalag 4B. He was discharged on 27 September 1945.

Sold together with the recipient’s Certificate of Attestation; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Soldier’s Release Book; and various photographs taken whilst a Prisoner of War.