Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3528585 Pte. J. Henniker, Manch.) good very fine £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Robert Barltrop Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment.

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James Henniker, 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment, was taken Prisoner of War after the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 and was held initially at Changi P.O.W. camp, prior to leaving as part of ‘H’ Force being required to work on the Burma Railway. He died of malaria and amoebic dysentery as a prisoner of the Japanese on 17 September 1943, aged 26 years, and is buried in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. He was the son of Margaret Henniker of Hutching Street, Manchester. His service papers confirm his entitlement to the 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, Defence and War Medals 1939-45.

Sold with copied research.