The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection

General Service 1962, 1 clasp, South Arabia (23892852 Cpl. S. Korotoga, PWO.) number officially corrected, good very fine £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Semi (Sammy) Korotoga was born in Fiji on 24 July 1943. Enlisted into the British Army on 13 November 1961. Attained the rank of Staff Sergeant in October 1979. Served with the Army in Arabia, Germany, Northern Ireland, Norway and Singapore. Entitled to the clasp ‘Northern Ireland’. He was also the recipient of an award from the Fijian Government - this presented to him in September 1983 by Lieutenant-General Sir Roland Guy, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., the Military Secretary. He finished his career at the Army Training Centre in Warcop, Cumbria in 1983.

With a copied photograph of Colour Sergeant Korotoga receiving his Fijian award. With copied service notes.