Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Major J. B. Nightingale, General List and 4th/7th Dragoon Guards

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (Major, Gen. List); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, nearly extremely fine (5) £200-250

John Benjamin Nightingale born in Bridlington, East Yorkshire on 27 December 1899; his father was Thomas Nightingale and his mother, Margaret Hanna Nightingale.
 
On 14 February 1919 40088 Pte John Benjamin Nightingale was serving in the 4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment as a Cadet and was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in a Cavalry Reserve Regiment. He does not appear to have served during the First World War but was called up on 24 August 1939 and was promoted a Temporary Captain in the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards as from 23 August 1939. On 27 December 1949 after qualifying for the France and Germany Star, having attained the age limit of liability to recall, he ceased to belong to the Reserve of Officers and was granted the Hon rank of Major in the 4/7th Dragoon Guards. However, on 9 July 1951 he was recalled and promoted to be Captain in the R.A.O.C. to serve in Korea. He finally retired on 9 July 1955 and was re-granted the rank of Major. He was always know to his colleagues as “The General”. He died in October 1984 in Herne Bay, Kent.

With card forwarding box for his four W.W.2 medals, with associated slip. The address on the box is much amended, being initially sent to M...? Lodge, Bridlington East, Yorks but then redirected to 35 Central Avenue, Herne Bay, Kent. With copied research.