Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Lieutenant M. B. Mathers, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who died during the fighting around Gerbini, Sicily, on 21 July 1943

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, unnamed as issued, sold together with named Army Council bestowal slip, some staining to reverse of each medal, good very fine (4) £120-£160

Michael Booth Mathers, from Dundee, was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders for service during the Second World War and served with the 7th Battalion during the Italian Campaign. He died during the fighting around Gerbini, Sicily, on 21 July 1943 and is buried in Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. He is further commemorated on the City of Dundee Roll of Honour, 1939-45.