Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Private H. Williams, South Wales Borderers, who was reported missing in action in the Western Desert in June 1942, but subsequently re-joined his battalion

India General Service 1936-39, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1936-37, North West Frontier 1937-39 (3908466 Pte. H. Williams. S. Wales Bord.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, suspension claw re-riveted on IGS, minor edge bruise, otherwise very fine and better (5) £100-£140

Howard Williams enlisted into the South Wales Borderers on 21 August 1933, and he is confirmed on the medal roll for the India General Service Medal with the North West Frontier 1936-37 clasp, but entitlement to the North West Frontier 1937-39 clasp has not been confirmed. He was discharged to the Army Reserve in 1939, but was recalled for service in the Second World War, and served in the Western Desert. Reported missing in action on 21 June 1942, he subsequently re-joined his unit.