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19 May 2021

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№ 304

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19 May 2021

Hammer Price:
£140

Pair: Sergeant E. Wilson, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (22457848 Cfn E Wilson REME); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (22457848 Sgt. E. Wilson. REME.) the first a somewhat later issue and named accordingly, good very fine and better (2) £140-£180

Edman Wilson was born in South Shields on 10 October 1932 and attested for the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at Honiton on 15 February 1951. He was discharged on 22 March 1953, but re-attested for the R.E.M.E. on 20 January 1954. He served with them in Korea, Malaya, East Africa, Aden, Bahrein, Singapore, Germany, British Guiana, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, and at home, and was discharged on 23 May 1973, after 25 years and 237 days’ service.

Sold together with the recipient’s original Certificate of Service Red Book; Certificate of Qualifications; Army Board letter informing the recipient of the award of a pension; Certificate of Discharge; the recipient’s Passport; and other ephemera.