Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Nine: Warrant Officer Class I R. C. Johnston, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps

War Medal 1939-45; New Zealand War Service Medal; New Zealand Operational Service Medal, unnamed; New Zealand Service Medal 1946-49 (J Force Medal), unnamed; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (206245 WO.1. R. C. Johnston); U.N. Korea 1950-54 (206245 WO.1. R. C. Johnston); New Zealand General Service Medal (Non-Warlike), bronze, 1 clasp, Korea 1954-57, unnamed; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; South Korea, Korea Medal, bronze, mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fine (9) £240-£280

Dix Noonan Webb, June 2014 (when sold as a group of five, comprising War Medal 1939-45; New Zealand War Service Medal; Korea 1950-53); U.N. Korea 1950-54; and Coronation 1953).

Raymond Carter Johnston served with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the Second World War, and then with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force of Japan. Posted to the New Zealand Transport Platoon, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps, he embarked for Korea at Wellington on the S.S. Ormonde, and entered Korea with the main body on 31 December 1950. He returned to New Zealand on 22 June 1951, before re-embarking with the Expansion Force for a return to Korea on 2 August 1951. Returning to New Zealand on 6 June 1952, he re-embarked for Korea on 22 July 1952, and was advanced Warrant Officer Class I by 20 April 1953 when discharged from Britcom General Hospital. He returned to New Zealand on 28 October 1953 before re-embarking for Korea on 23 March 1954 and remained there until returning to New Zealand on 22 April 1955. He was discharged on 5 March 1956.

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