A Collection of Awards for the 1939-45 War

Four: Gunner D. H. Todd, Royal Artillery, who was captured in North Africa and died as a P.O.W.

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, together with related Army Council condolence slip in the name of ‘Gnr. D. H. Todd’, good very fine (4) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards for the 1939-45 War.

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David Hall Todd was taken P.O.W. in North Africa while serving in 74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Territorials), and died in captivity on 21 July 1944, aged 33 years. He left a widow, Lillian, of South Shields and is buried in Prague War Cemetery.