Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Corporal A. Marsden, Royal Army Service Corps and Expeditionary Force Institutes

Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Korea 1950-53, 2nd issue (22538231 Cpl., R.A.S.C.); U.N. Korea, mounted court style for wear, good very fine and better (5) £110-150

Albert Marsden was born in 1908 and served in the R.A.S.C./E.F.I. from 18 September 1944 until 4 September 1950, gaining the Italy Star, Defence and War Medals. He re-enlisted into the R.A.S.C./E.F.I. on 5 September 1950 and served in Korea from 13 October 1950 until 21 February 1952. He was discharged on the termination of his period of engagement on 4 March 1952. Sold with two Certificates of Service; two slips provisionally awarding the Italy Star and Defence Medal, addressed to him as an Acting Corporal with the E.F.I. in Ceylon, dated December 1945; Army Certificate of Education, 3rd Class, to him as Private 4531160 in the West Yorkshire Regiment, dated 17 July 1925 and three paper cuttings.