Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Warrant Officer Class 1 J. R. Stone, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; U.N. Korea 1950-54, these unnamed; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (853058 W.O. Cl. 2, R.E.M.E.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (853058 W.O. Cl. 2, R.E.M.E.) mounted as worn, good very fine (6) £100-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith.

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John Richard Stone was born on 27 March 1921. He enlisted into the Royal Artillery at Woolwich on 7 January 1936. With the Royal Artillery he served in the Middle East, October-December 1940; Sudan, December 1940-June 1942 and Italy, June 1942-April 1945. Stone transferred to the R.E.M.E. in October 1951, and served in Korea, July 1953-November 1954; Singapore, November 1954-April 1955, and Malaya, May 1955-July 1956. He was discharged as a Warrant Officer Class 1 in the R.E.M.E. on 1 December 1961. Sold with recipient’s Certificate of Service; Soldier’s Record and Pay Book; R.E.M.E. Association Booklet, and associated papers.


With riband bar and three identity disks.