Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Temporary Lieutenant A. V. Harris, Union Defence Force, late 1st Regiment, South African Infantry

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (L/Cpl. A. V. Harris 1st. S.A.I.); War Medal 1939-45 (258576 A. V. Harris); Africa Service Medal (258576 A. V. Harris) very fine (4) £70-£90

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bernard Harris Collection of Medals to the 1st Regiment, South African Infantry.

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Aubrey Vincent Harris was born in Port Elizabeth around 1898, the stepson of Mr. Joseph Kemp of 25 Seymour Street, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 11 May 1917 and embarked for England from Cape Town on 25 June 1917. Posted to the Western Front, his service record notes a severe case of frostbite to the left foot on 14 January 1918; evacuated to hospital in Richmond, the injury necessitated almost 2 months under medical supervision. Harris later returned to France and Flanders on 20 September 1918, but was discharged post-Armistice in consequence of poor health. Appointed Temporary Lieutenant during the Second World War, he served in the 7th Coast Garrison Battalion and with the 1st Reserve Brigade at Ganspan in the Northern Cape.

Sold with copied service records confirming full entitlement.