Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Nine: Major D. Bell, Royal Army Service Corps and Rhodesian Army Service Corps

Rhodesia, General Service Medal (Capt D. Bell); Great Britain, 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya (Major. D. Bell. R.A.S.C.) unofficial retaining rod between clasps; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue, M.I.D. Oak Leaf (Major. D. Bell, R.A.S.C.) rank and initial officially corrected; U.N. Korea 1950-54; Malaysia, Federation, Pingat Khidmat Berbakti (General Service Medal), silver, unnamed as issued, mounted as originally worn - last mounted the wrong way round, generally very fine, scarce combination (9) £400-£500

M.I.D. London Gazette 8 December 1953:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Korea during the period 1st January to 30th June, 1953.’

Derrick Bell was born in December 1920, and passed out as a Cadet from Royal Military College in October 1939. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps in October 1939, and advanced to Lieutenant in April 1941. Bell served as Temporary Captain for the remainder of the Second World War, and as Adjutant, 30 September 1942 - 19 March 1943. He advanced to Major in October 1952, served in Korea, and was Specially Employed with Military Forces in Malaya from November 1957. Bell retired in August 1968, and was at one time employed as a Captain in the Rhodesian Army Service Corps.

Sold with copied research, including many extracts from the R.A.S.C. Journal in which Bell is mentioned - including for playing cricket.