Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Major G. W. Vero, Royal Corps of Signals

Defence and War Medals, unnamed; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (Capt., R. Sigs.) mounted as worn, minor contact marks, good very fine (3) £200-240

Gerald William Vero was born in Hampton Wick, Middlesex on 27 October 1921. After serving as an Officer Cadet he was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Corps of Signals on 4 October 1941. Promoted to War Substantive Lieutenant in October 1942, Acting Captain in December 1944, Temporary Captain in March 1945, Acting Major in February 1946, and War Substantive Captain and Temporary Major in May 1946. Relinquishing his temporary rank of Major in March 1948, he was promoted to Captain in October 1948 and Major in October 1955. Served as a General Staff Officer 2nd Grade, Royal Signals, Western Command, February 1956-July 1958. Major Vero retired from the Army on 1 September 1961. Latterly living in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, he died on 11 February 2002. Sold with copied research.