Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Sergeant P. McKenzie-Smith, South Africa Engineer Corps
1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 copy clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially named ‘83645 P. McKenzie-Smith’, good very fine

Four: Corporal J. F. Amos, Umvoti Mounted Rifles, South African Forces, who was taken Prisoner of War at Tobruk on 20 June 1942
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially named ‘1503 J. F. Amos’, very fine

Five: Private W. G. Bennette, Prince Alfred’s Guard, 11th Armoured Brigade, 6th South African Armoured Division
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, all officially named ‘8146 W. G. Bennette’; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Union of South Africa (Pte. W. G. Bennette P.A.G.) very fine or better

Six: Private E. A. Harris, South African Medical Corps
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially named ‘48838 E. A. Harris’, good very fine

Six: R. Dick, South African Forces
1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 copy clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, the Defence Medal unnamed, the rest officially named ‘337024 R. Dick.’, generally good very fine (27) £140-£180

Peter McKenzie-Smith was born in South Africa on 29 August 1908. Having previously served in the Imperial Light Horse (service number 36495), he enlisted in the South African Engineering Corps at Springs, Transvaal, 2 December 1939, giving his occupation as Turner and Machinist, employed at Davis Engineering Works, Brakspan, Transvaal. He was posted to 1st Field Squadron, South African Engineering Corps on 1 July 1940 and served with them in North Africa from 13 April 1942 to 5 July 1944 and in Italy from 6 July 1944 to 4 February 1945. He was discharged on 3 October 1946.

J. F. Amos served during the Second World War with the Umvoti Mounted Rifles as part of the 4th South African Infantry Brigade, 2nd South African Infantry Division. The division served in the Western Desert Campaign (North African Campaign) and was captured (save for one brigade) by German and Italian forces at Tobruk on 20-21 June 1942. Amos was amongst those taken Prisoner of War and was held initially in Italy at Camp 103 (Monigo), and then at Stalag IV B (Muhlberg/Elbe) in Germany.

Ernest Arthur Harris enlisted for the South African Forces at Pretoria on 13 June 1940, and was posted to the South African Medical Corps at Voortrekkerhoogte on 12 December 1940. He embarked from Durban for the Middle East on S.S. Aura on 14 March 1941 with 1 Company South African Medical Corps and disembarked Suez on 9 August 1941 having been promoted Acting Corporal on 3 August 1941. He was detached from No. 5 General Hospital to No. 7 Casualty Clearing Station U.D.F. on 4 November 1941, reverting back on 21 January 1942, and then on 18 August 1943 he was attached to No. 8 (South Africa) Casualty Clearing Station. Promoted Corporal on 14 March 1944, he embarked from Suez for South Africa on 31 October 1944, and was demobilised on 24 September 1945.