Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945-49 (1572483 Sjt. B. H. W. Eastwood R.E.) nearly extremely fine £600-£800

Bill and Angela Strong Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, May 2011.

Bernard Henry Walton Eastwood was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire on 12 May 1919 and entered the Army as a Gunner in the Royal Artillery on 17 June 1940. Serving on Searchlights, he was transferred to the Royal Engineers on 4 October 1940, serving with 9th Field Squadron R.E., from October 1940 to September 1943, including in the Middle East from May 1942 to August 1943; and then with 629 Field Squadron until December 1945. In 1943 he suffered wounds to his face and scalp. Posted to a 16 Bomb Disposal Unit in December 1945, he was discharged on 22 August 1946. For his services during the Second World War he was also awarded the 1939-45 Star; the Africa Star with 8th Army clasp; and the Defence and War Medals.