Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: attributed to Corporal T. L. Shovelier, Royal Engineers

1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, unnamed, nearly extremely fine (3) £20-30

Thomas Lelie Shovelier was born in 1904. A Clerk by occupation he enlisted at Canterbury on 13 May 1939.

With damaged Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; National Health and Pensions Insurance Card (mounted on card); medals claim form, address given as ‘Mr T. L. Shovelier, 15 Belmont Rd., Westgate’; the address part of the medal forwarding box - ‘Mr T. L. Shovelier, 59 Lansdown Place, Hove’; medal forwarding slip; official envelope (mounted on card) giving both the above addresses; 21 Army Group Message of Thanks Card from Field Marshal Montgomery; P.O. Savings Account Card (mounted on card).