Auction Catalogue

1 December 2004

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1249

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1 December 2004

Hammer Price:
£100

Seven: Major E. E. Palk, Royal Signals

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; Army Emergency Reserve Decoration, E.II.R., officially dated, ‘1957’, with second award clasp dated ‘1957’, in Royal Mint case, all unnamed as issued, extremely fine (7) £120-160

Sold with two identity disks and with a presentation silver box, approx. 162 x 114 x 60mm., with wood interior, lid engraved, ‘Presented to Lieut. E. E. Palk, R. Signals, S.R. by the Officers Air Contingent Signals on the occasion of his marriage, 21st October 1937’. Also with an (unnamed) forwarding slip for the E.R.D.

Edward E. Palk was born in Cheshire in 1905. Appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the Supplementary Reserve of Officers, Royal Corps of Signals in 1932. Attained the rank of Major in 1948.