Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Major W. Lawrenson, Royal Artillery

Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia (Major W. Lawrenson. RA.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (4) £120-£160

William Lawrenson was born in Blackpool on 10 January 1917 and attested for the Royal Artillery at Preston on 23 February 1935. Advanced Warrant Officer Class I on 30 May 1941, he served during the Second World War in Egypt and Palestine from 24 February 1943, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant and War Substantive Lieutenant on 27 August 1944. After various periods of leave in both Egypt and the U.K., he proceeded to India on 7 May 1945; consequently his service in an operational command totalled less than three months, and he was therefore not entitled to the 1939-45 Star.

Lawrenson was was promoted Captain on 27 August 1950, and Major (Quartermaster) on 1 August 1957, seeing further service both in the U.K., with the British Army of the Rhine, and with the Middle Eastern Forces. He transferred to the Reserve of Officers on 10 January 1971, and died in Fleetwood, Lancashire, on 13 January 1993.

Sold with the recipient’s Certificate of Service Red Book (with no substantive entries); and a large quantity of copied research, including the recipient’s full M.O.D. personnel file; and four photographic images of the recipient.