General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3597007 Pte. J. Hurn, Bord. R.) some contact marks, very fine £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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James Hurn was born in Bury, Lancashire on 20 November 1914. Employed as a Cotton Operator, he enlisted into the Manchester Regiment in January 1933 and was transferred to the Border Regiment in July the same year. He served in Palestine, November 1937-May 1939; with the B.E.F., September 1939-1 June 1940, and in N.W. Europe, June 1944-April 1945. He served with 31 Recce Company, January-December 1941; 43 Recce Regiment from March 1943 and transferred to the R.A.C. in January 1944. He was medically discharged, suffering from stomach cancer on 31 August 1945. With copied m.i.c. and service notes.