Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part II)

Four: Gunner W. E. Eddington, Royal Artillery

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, in original addressed card forwarding box, extremely fine (4) £80-120

Sold with a quantity of related wartime memorabilia, including the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; pocket diaries / notebooks (2), covering the periods August to November 1941, January to June 1944, and March to April 1945, the latter with interesting commentary and observations on active service with the 43rd Wessex Division in North West Europe; Army-issue New Testament; Identity Disc; uniform buttons and badges; field dressing kits (2); assorted ration tins containing tea, cigarettes and “Gold Flake” tobacco; tools and penknives; and much besides.