Orders, Decorations and Medals

Six: Fireman William Knowles, Birmingham Fire Brigade, late Private, Army Air Corps

1939-45 STAR; AFRICA STAR; ITALY STAR; FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS; FIRE BRIGADE EXEMPLARY SERVICE MEDAL, E.lI.R. (Fireman William Knowles), together with a mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to his brother Tom Knowles, Chief Officer, Cambridge Fire Brigade, comprising: O.B.E., Defence, K.P.M., G.VI.R., Coronation 1937, generally good very fine (11)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Mike Minton.

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William Knowles is believed to have served as 5682772 Private, Army Air Corps. He is shown as having been a prisoner of war in Oschatz camp.