Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Nine: Captain & Bandmaster G. Smith, Shewood Foresters, late Royal Fusiliers

British War and Victory Medals (L-16845 Pte., R. Fus.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (6447720 W.O. Cl. I, Foresters); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (6447720 W.O. Cl. I, Foresters) mounted as worn, some edge bruising to last, fine and better (9) £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine Collection of Medals to the Sherwood Foresters.

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George Smith A.R.C.M. was born on 21 May 1899. Served with the Royal Fusiliers, 1917-18, having enlisted on 8 August 1915, aged 16 years. He joined the Foresters at the end of the war as a regular. Commissioned as W.O. Class 1 Bandmaster in the Foresters on 20 June 1925. Served as Bandmaster with the 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters and was commissioned as a Lieutenant (Q.M.) on 28 May 1940; promoted to Captain (Q.M.) in May 1943. Served during the Second World War with the 14th Battalion. Retired in 1945.

With copied service details and with associated cap badge.