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Sold on 24 February 2016

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A Collection of Medals to The South Wales Borderers

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№ 478

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24 February 2016

Hammer Price:
£1,000

Three: Corporal E. J. Hannam, South Wales Borderers, attached Welch Regiment

Korea 1950-53, 1st issue, M.I.D. oak leaf (21125061 Cpl. E. J. Hannam, Welch); General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., 2 clasps, Malaya, Cyprus (21125061 Cpl. E. Hannam, Welch); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, very fine and better (3) £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to The South Wales Borderers.

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M.I.D. London Gazette 10 October 1952.

Corporal E. J. Hannam, South Wales Borderers, attached Welch Regiment, wounded 9 August 1952. A note with the lot recalls that at Kowang-San, ‘On the night 7th/8th August 1952 the Bn was relieved on Hill 355 by the 1st Royal Canadian Rgt. and moved back into Reserve.’ With copied roll extracts.