Lot Archive

Lot

№ 100

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4 December 2002

Hammer Price:
£65

Pair: Sergeant J. L. D. Welch, The Rifle Brigade

1939-45 Star; War Medal, together with box of issue addressed to recipient at Welling, Kent; transmission slip; German P.O.W. camp aluminium identity tag for Stalag VIII B, and two British Army identity discs, nearly extremely fine (2) £60-80

Sergeant J. L. D. Welch was captured in France in 1940, presumably at the epic defence of Calais. He was held at Stalag 8B at Teschen and Stalag 383 at Hohen Fels.