Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

Pair: Private F. L. Daniell, Royal West Kent Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (G-15053 Pte. F. L. Daniell. R.W. Kent R.) nearly very fine

Five: Corporal A. Daniell, 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who was Mentioned in Despatches for his services with the British Expeditionary Force in 1940, being one of the the few men from the Battalion to avoid capture during the retreat from Dunkirk
1939-45 Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaves, nearly extremely fine (7) £140-£180

Frank Leslie Daniell attested for the Royal West Kent Regiment and served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War.
Sold with the recipient’s Army Council letter of appreciation upon demobilisation.

Arthur Daniell was born in Bromley, Kent, on 17 March 1910, the son of the above, and attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in London on 27 August 1928. He served with them in India from 1930 to 1936, before transferring to the Army Reserve. Employed as an Inspector at Woolwich Arsenal, he was recalled to the Colours on 1 October 1939, and served with the 2nd Battalion as part of the British Expeditionary Force during the Second World War; the Battalion was, almost to a man, captured at Dunkirk in May 1940, with Daniell being one of the few who managed to evade capture. For his services ‘in connection with operations in the field, March to June 1940’ (presumably for services during the retreat from Dunkirk), he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 20 December 1940). He saw further service during the Second World War in India, with the Central Mediterranean Forces and the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, and with the 21st Army Group in North-West Europe. Promoted Corporal, he was finally discharged on 28 January 1946.

Sold with the recipient’s original Mentioned in Despatches Certificate in OHMS transmission envelope, addressed to ‘6843978 Cpl. A. Daniell, 44 Florence Street, Canning Town, London E16’; Copied Certificate of Attestation; Army Certificate of Education Second Class, dated December 1929; map of India showing the recipient’s various movements and postings 1930-36; 21 Army Group Message of Thanks from Field Marshal B. L. Montgomery; Soldier’s release Book; Record of Service; Medical Card; and other documents and ephemera.