Special Collections

Sold on 21 September 2001

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Medals to the Pioneer Corps from the Collection of the late Peter Wilks, TD

Peter Wilks, TD

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№ 788

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21 September 2001

Hammer Price:
£180

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (2549 B/Const. J. W. Davison, Pal. Police) nearly extremely fine £80-100

John William Davison joined the Pioneer Corps at the outbreak of the war (1043424 Private) and died on 17 June 1940, when the S.S. Lancastria troop ship was sunk by enemy bombers off St Nazaire. He is buried in La Bernerie-en-Retz Communal Cemetery.