Medals from the Collection of the Late Eric Smith (Part II)

Four: Steward C. J. Fourie, South African Naval Forces

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War and Africa Service Medals 1939-45, all officially named ‘69654 C. J. Fourie’, good very fine (4) £20-30

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

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Cecil John Fourie was born in Port Elizabeth in June 1918. By occupation, a Fireman with the Cape Town Firebrigade, he enrolled into the Seaward Defence Force on in May 1940 and was posted to the S.A.N.F. in January 1941. He served variously as an Able Seaman, Stoker, Leading Stoker and Leading Steward but was discharged as a Steward, being found medically unfit in April 1944; sold with copied service record.