Auction Catalogue

23 June 2005

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

№ 1120

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23 June 2005

Hammer Price:
£120

Six: Lance-Serjeant R. H. Barlow, 73 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, died 27 June 1944, in ‘Operation Epsom’, S.W. of Caen

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, unnamed as issued, extremely fine (6) £120-160

881047 Lance-Serjeant Ronald Heywood Barlow, 73 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, died on 27 June 1944, aged 33 years, whilst taking part in the ‘breakout from Normandy’ ‘Operation Epsom’, S.W. of Caen. He was buried in the St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados, France. Sold with medal forwarding box addressed to ‘Mrs L. Barlow, 66 York Ave., Sidcup, Kent’, also with Army Council condolence slip named to ‘L/Sjt. R. H. Barlow’.