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Four: Lieutenant A. G. Payne, South African Forces
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal; Africa Service Medal, all officially named
Four: L. Pontes, South African Forces
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal; Africa Service Medal, all officially named, very fine (8) £50-70
Alan Godfrey Payne served as a Lieutenant with the I.L.H. and 1st South African Irish. He was posted missing at Sidi Rez on 15.12.1941 and later confirmed as a Prisoner of War, confined in Oflag 9AZ and then in Oflag 5A. He was released in March 1945.
Louis Pontes served as a Gunner with the South African Artillery. He was reported missing at Tobruk on 3.12.1941 and later confirmed as a Prisoner of War. He was released from captivity in Italy in November 1944.
Both sold with copied service papers.
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