Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Attributed to Captain A. H. Jones, Royal Artillery

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted as worn, good very fine (5) £80-£120

M.I.D. London Gazette 19 July 1945.

Albert Henry Jones originally served as a Gunner in 229th Field Battery, Royal Artillery (Territorial) and was embodied into service on 2 September 1939. Noted as serving as a Second Lieutenant in 1941, he was discharged in 1946 and was granted the honorary rank of Captain.

Sold together with the recipient’s original M.I.D. certificate and various other documents relating to award; Territorial Army Soldier’s Book; Officer’s Release Book; various other military documents and maps; and two photographs of the recipient in Egypt next to the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid.