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23 February 2022

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Lot

№ 222

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23 February 2022

Hammer Price:
£150

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (22246855 Cfn. B. Hitchen. R.E.M.E.) nearly extremely fine £80-£100

Brian Hitchen was born in February 1931, and served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in Malaya. He died on active service in Malaya, 20 January 1952, and is buried in the Cheras Road, Kuala Lumpur War Cemetery, Malaysia. Hitchen’s name is also commemorated at the National Memorial Arboretum.