Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Eight: Colour Sergeant R. H. D. ‘Timber’ Wood, Hampshire Regiment and Military Police

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (5496211. Pte. R. W. D. Wood. Hamps. R.) mostly officially renamed; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (5496211 Pte. R. W. D. Wood. Hamps. R.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine, Palestine 1945-48 (5496211. Pte. R. H. [sic] Wood. Hamps. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, together with an identical set of medals of which the named medals are additionally impressed ‘Duplicate’, generally very fine or better (lot) £400-£500

Ronald Herbert Daniel ‘Timber’ Wood enlisted in the Hampshire Regiment in May 1931. He was initially posted to the 1st Battalion, before transferring for service with the 2nd Battalion on the North West Frontier. Wood served in Palestine and then with the B.E.F. in France until evacuated from Dunkirk. He records serving in with ‘2nd Bn B.N.A.F. N. Africa - Regiment practically decimated at Terbourba (Tunisia). 1943 transferred to Military Police - Anzio Beach Head - Capture of Rome - and Northward to Florence. 1944 - 69 Div Provost Jerusalem - various stations in Palestine - Missed being blown up at King David Hotel by 5 minutes. 1945 - 16 Provost Ismailia Canal Zone North until 1952 - UK and Pension - Rank W.O.I.’ (Letter included in lot refers).

In later life Wood resided at 31 Seymore Road, Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire. He died as an In-Pensioner of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea in July 1986.

Sold with the following related items and documents: 3 Antediluvian Order Medals, all engraved, one for the ‘D-Day Lodge’ and another for the ‘Tudor Lodge’, the latter with Membership Card; Two Membership Cards for The Palestine Police Old Comrades Association; Membership Card for The In-Pensioners Club; Membership Card of The Coldstreamers Association; Membership Card for The Royal British Legion; a hand written letter from the recipient accepting an offer for his medals and detailing his service, dated 18 May 1973; several photographic images of the recipient from various stages of his service career - including as a Chelsea Pensioner, one of which is of him presenting the Minden Rose corsage to Princess Diana at Tidworth in 1986, and another with Elaine Page.