Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Attributed to Private S. W. Brighton, Royal Norfolk Regiment, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War in June 1940
1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted together with a Defence Medal (to which the recipient was not entitled), and accompanied by six further medals, comprising a Polish Cross of Merit, 1st issue, 3rd Class, bronze, with separate crossed swords suspension; and five recently issued awards, one of the latter damaged; otherwise generally very fine

Pair: Constable L. E. Bullimore, Metropolitan Police
Defence Medal; Police L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (Const. Lealand E. Bullimore) nearly extremely fine (lot) £80-£100

Stanley William Bighton was born on 5 July 1913 and attested for the Royal Norfolk Regiment on 5 November 1931. He served with them in Gibraltar from 3 March 1937 to 23 September 1938, and then with the British Expeditionary Force in France from 20 September 1939. He was captured ad taken Prisoner of War on 4 June 1940, ands spent the rest of the War in captivity, being released on 17 April 1945. In common with other prisoners captured at the fall of France he would not have been entitled to the Defence Medal. He was discharged on 7 January 1946.
Sold with two Army Council Certificates of Education named to the recipient; a R.A.O.B. Certificate named to the recipient; various photographs, including one of him wearing his medals (including the Defence Medal); a Polish regimental medallion; and copied research.

Lealand E. Bullimore joined the Metropolitan Police on 19 November 1923 and was posted to ‘C’ (St. James’s) Division. Sold with the recipient’s riband bar.