A Small Collection of Medals with the scarce Southern Desert, Iraq clasp

Six: Sergeant A. J. Jones, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, later Royal Air Force, a recipient of the scarce clasp for Southern Desert, Iraq

1914-15 Star (10018 Pte. A. J. Jones, K.R.R. (sic)); British War and Victory Medals (10018 Pte. A. J. Jones, K.R.R.C.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1919-21 (EMT-43798 Pte. A. J. Jones, R.A.S.C.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Southern Desert, Iraq (351943 Cpl. A. J. Jones, R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (351943 Sgt. A. J. Jones, R.A.F.), the first three somewhat polished, nearly very fine, the remainder rather better (6) £800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Medals with the scarce Southern Desert, Iraq clasp.

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Arthur J. Jones first attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps and served with them during the Great War on 21 December 1914. Subsequently transferring to the Royal Army Service Corps, he was present in the Waziristan operations of 1919-21, and later still, having transferred to the Royal Air Force, in the Southern Desert, Iraq operations of January to June 1928. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in October 1936.