Medals to the Royal Tank Regiment from the Collection of Bill Green

4 July 2001

Lot No 280

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (22522995 Tpr. A. G. Buck, R. Tks.) nearly extremely fine £25-30

4 July 2001

Lot No 281

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (23356922 Tpr. D. J. Eagle, R. Tks.) good very fine and scarce £40-50

4 July 2001

Lot No 282

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Near East (23239972 Tpr. T. Mead, R. Tks.) good very fine £40-50

4 July 2001

Lot No 283

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (14464963 Cpl. F. Arnold, 5 R. Tks.) nearly extremely fine and rare £60-80

4 July 2001

Lot No 284

General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., 2 clasps, Malaya, Near East (22372028 Tpr. E. S. Ramage, R. Tks.) very fine £50-60

4 July 2001

Lot No 285

General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Borneo (22522813 Cpl. G. F. Potts, 4 RTR) nearly very fine £30-40

4 July 2001

Lot No 286

General Service 1962, 1 clasp, South Arabia (24056802 Tpr. M. K. Hankin, 5 RTR) extremely fine £30-40

4 July 2001

Lot No 287

General Service 1962, 2 clasps, Radfan, Borneo (22272210 Sgt. D. Gibson, 4 RTR) good very fine £50-60

4 July 2001

Lot No 288

General Service 1962, 4 clasps, Radfan, Borneo, South Arabia, Malay Peninsula (23870761 Tpr. N. Herriman, 4 RTR) nearly extremely fine £140-180

4 July 2001

Lot No 289

Regular Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (7869842 S.Sjt. H. R. R. Bailey, R. Tank C.) gouge mark on reverse and some edge bruising, otherwise very fine £40-50

4 July 2001

Lot No 290

Pair: Corporal R. Lewis, Royal Tank Regiment 1939-45 Star; War Medal, together with named condolence slip (5184346 Tpr.) and card box of issue, extremely fine £40-50

4 July 2001

Lot No 291

Three: Trooper Jonathan Robbins, 1st Royal Tank Regiment 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal, together with named condolence slip (7896015 Tpr.) and card bok of issue, extremely fine (3) £40-50

4 July 2001

Lot No 292

Four: Corporal P. J. Thomas, 1st Royal Tank Regiment 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence & War Medals, together with named condolence slip (7917955 Cpl.), extremely fine (4) £40-50

4 July 2001

Lot No 293

Six: Trooper C. W. Moon, 1st Royal Tank Regiment 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France & Germany Star; Defence & War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf, together with original M.I.D. certificate, Commander-in-Chief’s certificate (21st Army Group) dated February 1945, other documents and twelve original...

4 July 2001

Lot No 294

Pair: Trooper S. Graham, 4th Royal Tank Regiment 1939-45 Star; War Medal, together with named condolence slip (7893049 Tpr.) and copy photograph, extre mely fine (2) £40-50

4 July 2001

Lot No 295

Four: Sergeant F. Berry, 9th Royal Tank Regiment 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence & War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf, French 3rd Grenadier Division metal sleeve badge, named “Qui s’y Frotte s’y Brule” Association Membership Card, a brief history of the 9th R.T.R. and other items, extremely...

4 July 2001

Lot No 296

Seven: Sergeant R. Graham, 44th and 6th Royal Tank Regiment 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence & War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Near East (7896317 Sgt., R. Tks.) with named card box of issue and transmission slip; Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R., 2nd issue...

4 July 2001

Lot No 297

Seven: Sergeant G. B. Lane, 44th Royal Tank Regiment, later Major, R.A.S.C. 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence & War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (Major, R.A.S.C.); Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R. 1st issue (Lt., R.A.C.) light contact marks,...

4 July 2001

Lot No 298

Five: Corporal E. C. Usher, 44th Royal Tank Regiment 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France & Germany Star; War Medal, together with named condolence slip (7909778 Cpl.) extremely fine (5) £40-50

4 July 2001

Lot No 299

Four: Sergeant E. J. Short, 4th and 1st Royal Tank Regiment War Medal; General Service 1918-621 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (14453665 Tpr., R. Tks.); Korea 1950-53 (14453665 Sgt., R. Tks.); U.N. Korea, very fine and better (4) £100-120

4 July 2001

Lot No 300

Pair: Warrant Officer R. Baker, 6th Royal Tank Regiment General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (7885698 W.O. Cl. 2, R. Tks.) official correction to name; Regular Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (7885698 Sgt., R. Tks.) very fine (2) £60-80

4 July 2001

Lot No 301

A Western Desert ‘Beda Fomm’ M.C. group of eight awarded to Major M. F. S. Rudkin, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Military Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse dated 1941; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; Defence & War Medals; China, Republic, Medal of Honour, silver and enamels, the reverse officially...

4 July 2001

Lot No 302

A 1943 ‘Tunis’ M.C. group of seven awarded to Major G. Thomson, 5th Royal Tank Regiment Military Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse dated 1943; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France & Germany Star; Defence & War Medals, the M.C. with its original case of issue, together with named Buckingham Palace letter,...

4 July 2001

Lot No 303

An outstanding D.C.M., M.M. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant Bob Macgregor, 1st Royal Tank...

4 July 2001

Lot No 304

An exceptional ‘Sidi Rezegh’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant Stanley “Ginger”...

4 July 2001

Lot No 305

A fine escaper’s D.C.M. group of four awarded to Acting Sergeant George “Paddy” Devlin,...

4 July 2001

Lot No 306

A scarce M.M. and Bar group of five awarded to Sergeant C. S. Moreton, 41st Royal Tank Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7903790 Sjt., R. Tank R.) with Second Award Bar, contained in named card box of issue with named Buckingham Palace letter and transmission letter; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War...

4 July 2001

Lot No 307

A Middle East M.M. awarded to Trooper W. Gunn, Royal Tank Regiment, attached L/N Battery R.H.A., 4th Armoured Brigade Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7906412 Tpr., R. Tank R.) nearly very fine £300-350

4 July 2001

Lot No 308

A Burma Campaign M.M. group of seven awarded to Corporal L. D. Jenkins, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, killed in action in Italy in September 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7888942 Tpr., R. Tank R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; Defence & War Medals, good very fine (7) £450-550

4 July 2001

Lot No 309

A ‘Sidi Rezegh’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Corporal E. Coe, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2041302 Cpl., R. Tank R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; Defence & War Medals, extremely fine (7) £400-500

4 July 2001

Lot No 310

A 1940 ‘Defence of Calais’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Lance-Corporal W. L. “Curly” Harrison, 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, subsequently taken prisoner in Greece, later Police Lieutenant in the Malay Police and a Corporal in the Canadian Forces Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7885608 L-Cpl., R. Tank R.); 1939-45...

4 July 2001

Lot No 311

A Western Desert M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant Dennis Rowland, 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, killed in action in Tunisia in April 1943 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (3768768 A.Sjt., R. Tank R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; War Medal, nearly extremely fine (4) £400-500

4 July 2001

Lot No 312

A ‘Sidi Rezegh’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant F. A. Huggett, 5th Royal Tank...

4 July 2001

Lot No 313

A fine 1940 ‘Fort Capuzzo’ M.M. awarded to Corporal L. F. Edmonds, 6th Royal Tank Regiment, later drowned in the Mediterranean when his P.O.W. transport was torpedoed by H.M. Submarine Porpoise Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7886393 Cpl., R. Tank R.) mounted on its original investiture pin, nearly extremely fine ...

4 July 2001

Lot No 314

A ‘River Senio’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant G. E. MacLeod, 6th Royal Tank Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7921330 L.Sjt., R. Tank R.); 1939-45 Sta; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; War Medal, together with an original group photograph taken in Beirut 1943, extremely fine (5) ...

4 July 2001

Lot No 315

A ‘Crossing of the River Idice’ M.M. group of six awarded to Corporal J. T. Pritchard, 6th Royal Tank Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7924641 Cpl., R. Tank R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence & War Medals, together with a named Catterick Garrison boxing prize medal, nearly extremely fine...

4 July 2001

Lot No 316

A superb ‘Prisoner of War’ M.M. group of six awarded to Warrant Officer Sydney Perry, 7th Royal Tank Regiment, whose persistant escapes led to his imprisonment in Colditz Castle Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7879018 W.O. Cl. 2, R. Tank R.) in named card box of issue with named Buckingham Palace letter; 1939-45...

4 July 2001

Lot No 317

A ‘Sidi Barrani’ M.M. group of five awarded to Squadron Sergeant-Major F. C. “Spike” Hudson, 7th Royal Tank Regiment, later POW Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7873562 Sjt., R. Tank R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal; Regular Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (7873562 S.Q.M.S., R. Tks.) very fine (5) ...

4 July 2001

Lot No 318

A good North West Europe M.M. group of five awarded to Trooper J. C. C. Lowe, 9th Royal Tank Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (14413698 Tpr., R. Tank R.); 1939-45 Star; France & Germany Star; Defence & War Medals, good very fine (5) £400-500

4 July 2001

Lot No 319

An ‘Anzio breakout’ M.M. awarded to Lance-Sergeant W. R. Jones, 46th Royal Tank Regiment...