Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Trooper D. W. Irwin, 7th Royal Tank Regiment, who was killed in action in North West Europe in July 1944

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure (14516982 Tpr. D. W. Irwin), in card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr W. M. Irwin, 3 Sunningdale Villas, Combe Martin, N. Devon’, extremely fine (3) £180-£220

Desmond W. Irwin, Trooper, 7th Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C., was killed in action on 17 July 1944, aged 19. He is buried in Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.