Auction Catalogue

19 May 2021

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Lot

№ 311

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19 May 2021

Hammer Price:
£180

Three: Sergeant N. M. Horton, Royal Signals, later Royal Military Police

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (22821074 Cpl. N. M. Horton. R. Sigs.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (22821074 Sgt. N. M. Horton. R. Signals.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (22821074 Cpl. N. M. Horton RMP.) nearly extremely fine (3) £140-£180

Norman Martin Horton was born on 19 May 1937 and attested for the Royal Signals at Wolverhampton on 8 September 1952. In 1958 he volunteered for Parachute Training and after qualifying served with 16 Independent Parachute Brigade Group Signals Squadron in Germany, Cyprus, Jordan, Libya, Borneo, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and was discharged on 22 October 1968. After a year with Coventry City Police he re-enlisted in the Royal Armoured Corps at Coventry on 15 August 1969, before transferring to the Royal Military Police on 12 September 1971, and saw further service in Belgium. He was discharged on 14 August 1978, after 25 years and 45 days’ service.

Sold with cloth rank and unit insignia; copied Certificate of Service Red Book; and other research.