Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Lieutenant L. A. Short, Royal Artillery, who was taken Prisoner of War at the Fall of Singapore, 15 February 1942

1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (Lt L A Short RA) the last a somewhat later issue; together with the recipient’s Far East Prisoner of War lapel badge, nearly extremely fine (5) £120-£160

Leonard Allen Short was born at Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham, on 25 April 1921, and attested for the Royal Artillery at Blackpool on 26 April 1939. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 14 December 1940, and served with the 3rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.A. during the Second World War in Malaya. Advanced Lieutenant, he was taken Prisoner of War at the Fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942, and held in various camps in Thailand for the remainder of hostilities, finally being released on 28 August 1945.

Sold together with the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Officers’ Release Book; Income Tax War Officer Assessment Book 1943-44; and copied P.O.W. Debriefing Questionnaire.