The Collection of Medals Formed By Dr A W Stott

Six: Warrant Officer W. Etherington, 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (4339905 Cpl., E. York R.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; Regular Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (4339905 W.O. Cl.2, E. Yorks R.) together with Dunkirk Veteran’s Medal, nearly very fine or better (6)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed By Dr A W Stott.

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Warrant Officer Etherington was originally a member of the 1st Battalion and joined the 2nd Battalion in 1934. He qualified as a boxing instructor at A.S.P.T., Aldershot, on 27 June 1934. The 2nd Battalion served in Palestine, fought in France with the B.E.F. and were evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940. They subsequently landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944.