Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Seven: Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant G. J. Rich, Royal Armoured Corps, late 11th Hussars

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (550494 Cpl., 11-H.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Army L.S.& G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (550494 S.Q.M.S., R.A.C.) good very fine and better (7) £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of Major R. C. Mcduell.

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G. J. Rich was cited by G.O.C. Palestine in 1936 for Distinguished Conduct whilst serving with “B” Squadron 11th Hussars in the Nablus area. Rich was captured near Tobruk on 28 December 1941 and held in Campo 78 on the Italian mainland. As he is not shown on any German P.O.W. roll it is possible he escaped and made his way south to safety at the time of the Italian surrender.