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Lot

№ 783

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5 December 2008

Hammer Price:
£180

Four: Warrant Officer Class 2 C. A. Drake, South African Air Force

Italy Star; War and Africa Service Medals, these officially named (P203 C. A. Drake); Army L.S. & G.C. (bilingual), G.VI.R., 1st issue, Permanent Force (No. P.203 W.O. II C. A. Drake, S.A.A.F.) mounted court style for wear, good very fine and better (4) £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Long Service Medals from the Collection formed by John Tamplin.

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Charles Andrew Drake was awarded the Army L.S. & G.C. (Permanent Force) as a Warrant Officer Class 2 (Temporary W.O. Class 1) in the South African Air Force, this published in the Staatskoerant 11 July 1941. He was granted the War Substantive rank of Warrant Officer Class 1 on 1 September 1941. With some copied research.