Auction Catalogue

23 February 2022

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№ 406

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23 February 2022

Hammer Price:
£850

Three: Private A. M. Pringle, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the Dieppe Raid in August 1942

1939-45 Star; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, these all unnamed as issued, together with Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (B.37414 Pte. A. M. Pringle); Birks Memorial Bar (Pte. A. M. Pringle. R.H.L.I. Died in his Country’s Service 19 Aug. 1942) nearly extremely fine (5) £300-£400

Alfred Meredith Pringle served as a Private with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and was killed in action in the Dieppe Raid, Operation Jubilee, on 19 August 1942. He is commemorated by name on the Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey.

Sold with small group photograph of five soldiers, R.H.L.I. cap badge, ‘The Beaver Club, London, named membership card, named enclosure slip for campaign medals, and enclosure letter for Memorial Bar.