Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private S. D. Hill, Gloucestershire Regiment, taken prisoner at Imjin River

War Medal 1939-45, unnamed; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (5949835 Pte, Glosters) edge additionally impressed ‘R’ for ‘replacement’; U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed; together with a U.S. Presidential Citation riband bar, nearly extremely fine (4) £300-360

Stanley Douglas Hill was born in Penge, London on 27 October 1917. A Motor Driver by occupation, living with his wife at 210 Kennington Lane, London, S.E.11, he enlisted into the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment at London on 21 September 1938. His service with the regiment during the Second World War was one of repeatedly being absent without leave. Despite these desertions, his one medal for the war is confirmed as the War Medal 1939-45. After service in India during 1947 he was discharged in 1948. He was recalled to the Colours in September 1950 and served with the 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in Korea from 12 October 1950. Hill was captured at the battle of Imjin in April 1951 and was held as a prisoner-of-war until 15 September 1953. Returning home, he was discharged to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 10 February 1954.

With copied service papers and damaged U.N. Command letter to returned prisoners-of-war.