Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: attributed to Private A. J. Peirce, Hampshire Regiment, a prisoner-of-war of the Italians and Germans

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed, good very fine (4) £40-60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Hampshire Regiment.

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Albert John Peirce was born on 5 April 1918. A Slaughterman’s Mate by occupation, he enlisted at Christchurch on 2 May 1939. Serving with the Hampshire Regiment, he was listed on 26 August 1943 as being held a prisoner-of-war of the Italians at Camp 59 P.M. 3300. He was later held by the Germans at Stalag 344 at Lamsdorf. Peirce was transferred to the Army Reserve on 12 April 1946.

With medal forwarding box addressed to ‘Mr A. J. Peirce, 65 Paxton Ave., Carcroft, Nr. Doncaster’; medal forwarding slip; Soldier’s Release Book; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book’; form informing ‘Mrs J. Peirce, NAAFI 6623 R, Buffs Depot, Canterbury, Kent’ that ‘5501013 Pte. A. J. Peirce, Hampshire Regiment’, was a Prisoner of War in Italian hands; register form for recovered allied prisoners of war; record of service card; Certificate of Transfer to the Army Reserve.