Five: Captain R. A. Hodge, 9th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, and Middlesex Regiment

Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Lt., R.B.); Korea 1950-53 (Capt., Mx.); U.N. Korea, good very fine (5) £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to The Rifle Brigade and Affiliated Regiments from the collection formed by Michael Haines.

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Richard Anthony Hodge was born on 1 November 1925, and educated at Repton. He was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade on 8 December 1944, and served with the 9th Battalion 1944-45, the 1st Battalion in Germany 1945-46, and 1st & 2nd Battalions K.R.R.C. 1946-48. He was Staff Lieutenant in Port Said in 1948 and then transferred to the Middlesex Regiment with whom he served in Korea.