General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (22287531 Pte. W. J. McAuley. R.E.M.E.) in named card box of issue, good very fine £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

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William Faulds McAuley was born in January 1932, and served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in Malaya. He died of an accidental gun shot wound to the head whilst on active service in Malaya, 29 May 1954, and is buried in the Kranji Military Cemetery, Singapore. McAuley’s name is also commemorated at the National Memorial Arboretum.