Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Private J. Geyser, Royal Durban Light Infantry

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Africa Service Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45, all officially inscribed, ‘7095 J. Geyser’, good very fine and better (4) £20-30

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to The Rifle Brigade and Affiliated Regiments from the collection formed by Michael Haines.

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Sold with original campaign medal forwarding slip which refers to ‘the late J. Geyser’, and copied 1939-45 War service record.

Josias Geyser, who was born in Matabele, East Griqualand, in May 1918, enlisted in the Royal Durban Light Infantry in June 1940, aged 22 years, following earlier service in the Special Service Battalion. Posted to the 2nd Battalion, he was taken P.O.W. in North Africa on 20 June 1942. Geyser was released in late April 1945 and would appear to have been discharged back in Durban in the following year. His medals were issued in February 1953.