Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Acting-Sergeant C. E. P. Hill, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, late Royal Army Service Corps

1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed

Four: 2nd Lieutenant M. H. Brashier, Royal Engineers

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed, good very fine and better (9) £70-90

Cecil Evelyn Peaker Hill was born on 4 May 1919. A printing apprentice, he enlisted into the Royal Army Service Corps on 18 October 1939. He was transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers on 21 November 1942. Promoted Corporal in January 1943, he attained the rank of Acting-Sergeant in November 1945. During the course of the war he served in Burma with 82 (WA) Division, South East Asia Command. He was transferred to the Army Reserve on 28 May 1946.

Sold with fragmentary Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Soldier’s Release Book; Record of Service card; Certificate of Transfer to Army Reserve and sundry other papers. Also with R.W.A.F.F. badge with replacement pin fitting.

M. H. Brashier, 2nd Lieutenant, 6 August 1944; War Substantive Lieutenant, 6 February 1945.

Medals to Brashier sold with three group photographs of Royal Engineers, entitled, ‘“C” Company, 92 War Party - No.1 Training Battalion Royal Engineers, 1943’; ‘140th R.E. (Field) OCTU 161 Class, December, 1943’ and 140th OCTU R.E. 167 Class, July, 1944’. In each Brashier is identified.