Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Warrant Officer Class I D. W. Davies, Royal Army Service Corps

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (S/52806 Pte. D. W. Davies. R.A.S.C.) officially re-impressed; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (S.52806 W.O.Cl.1 D. W. Davies. R.A.S.C. mounted as worn, good very fine (6) £100-£140

David William Davies was born in Denbighshire in 1908 and enlisted for the Royal Army Service Corps at Wrexham on 21 February 1928. Posted to Shanghai, Hong Kong and Palestine, he joined the British Expeditionary Force in France on 11 September 1939 and was evacuated home across the Channel on 23 June 1940. He subsequently served in North Africa from 31 October 1942 to 8 September 1946 and was discharged from the R.A.S.C. at Hastings on 24 December 1952. His testimonial was impressive:

‘Exemplary. A thoroughly reliable and conscientious Warrant Officer with a long record of loyal service. The fact that he attained the rank of Warrant Officer Class I is evidence of considerable hard work and ability. In his capacity as a Chief Clerk he has done excellent work, a very capable worker with many sound qualities. A man of initiative, tact and judgement possessing a deep sense of loyalty and responsibility. Has set a high standard of conduct and efficiency by his personal example.’

Sold with the recipient’s Regular Army Certificate of Service and Soldiers’ Service and Pay Book - the latter contains a fine portrait photograph of Davies and adds that he served during Operation Python in July 1946 (the British demobilisation and repatriation scheme for time-expired military personnel based in the Far East); with two original military group photographs and Army Certificate of Education First Class.