Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Seven: Warrant Officer Class II L. Virgo, Royal Army Pay Corps
1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (7678710 W.O.Cl.2. L. Virgo. R.A.P.C.) mounted court-style for display alongside the ribands of the GSM 1918-62 and Army L.S. & G.C. Medal, good very fine and better

Five: Sergeant F. Burton, Royal Army Pay Corps, late Royal Signals
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (2327842 Sgt. F. Burton. R.A.P.C.) mounted court-style for display alongside the riband of the GSM 1918-62, good very fine and better (12) £120-£160

Leonard Virgo was born in Brighton on 30 June 1906 and joined the Royal Army Pay Corps at Bournemouth 2 December 1940. He embarked for North Africa 23 November 1942 and served at No. 9 Field Cashier’s Office, Algiers from 6 December 1942. Taken on strength 21 Army Group in Germany 1 June 1945, he later served in the Command Costing Departments at Headquarters, Eastern Command, and the War Office. Transferred to BAOR 27 June 1952, he served at the Depot of the King’s African Rifles in East Africa from 16 April 1956 and returned home to the R.P.O. Brighton in June 1962.

Frederick Burton was born in Leeds on 25 November 1919 and initially served with ‘A’ Company, Royal Signals from 22 October 1938. Transferred to the Royal Army Pay Corps a few days later, he was sent to the Military Experimental Section, S.E.E. at Woolwich from 17 November 1939. Advanced Lance Corporal, he embarked for North West Europe 29 June 1944 and later served with BAOR from 5 August 1946.

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