Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Lieutenant J. A. Mattinson, Royal Artillery

Defence and War Medals, unnamed as issued, extremely fine (2) £20-30

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals From The Collection of Hal Giblin.

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Sold with original forwarding box addressed to Mrs M. Mattison of Everest Road, Crosby, Liverpool and condolence slip named to Lieutenant J. A. Mattinson; also with copied newspaper cutting relating to the recipient’s death.

Lieutenant John Arthur Mattinson, Royal Artillery, was the son of the Revd. John Edward and Edith Mattinson and husband of Muriel Mattinson of Crosby, Lancashire. He died on 16 May 1945, aged 33 years and was buried in Aberdeen (Trinity) Cemetery, Broadhill Extension. An extract from the newspaper cutting reads, ‘After five years service with the Army stationed on gun sites on various parts of the British coast, Lieut. Mattinson received notification for service in Germany a few days after V.E. Day. While journeying to a point of embarkation he was taken ill suddenly and died some time later. having served with the Royal Artillery engaged in coastal defence he was to command a Regimental Garrison in Germany. ...’