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Burma Star group of 4, Tpr. Kinsey, Royal Armoured Corps
1939-45 Star, Burma Star War, Medal, G.S.M. “S.E. Asia 1945-46” only the last medal is named to 14985365 Trooper W, Kinsey, Royal Armoured Corps.
W Kinsey probably enlisted c.1942 and was eventually alloted to the Royal Armoured Corps (RAC).
He was posted to 9th Battalion (Bn), Duke of Wellington’s Regt (West Riding), which converted to become 146th Regiment RAC, under command of Lt Col Richard Leslie Agnew (Commanding Officer 1943-46). In 1943, 146th Regt moved to India in preparation for operations in Burma, where it was to be engaged in and play a notable part in the Battles of Arakan, the drive on Rangoon and the liberation of Burma 1943-45. Subsequent to the Japanese surrender in Burma, the Regt also played a distinguished role on operations in Indonesia 1945-46 and peacekeeping during Indian Independence 1947, as part of the Punjab Boundary Force.
The first part of 146th RAC to see action was the half Squadron (Sqn) attached to XVth Corps for experience. From late 1944, 146th RAC formed part of 50th Indian Tank Brigade (50th Ind Tk Bde), now equipped with Lee/Grants, the Sqns being attached to formations as required. On 19 Nov 1944, 146th RAC sqns embarked at Chittagong for forward ops. ‘A’ Sqn, attached to 71st Indian Infantry Brigade, 26th Indian Division (Ind Div), took part in the assault landings on Ramree Island during the successful seizure of the Burmese capital, Rangoon, 21 Jan – 12 Feb 1945. Operations continued in Burma until the Japanese unconditional surrender in late Aug 1945.
Subsequently elements of 146th RAC were to serve in Indonesia attempting to keep the peace whilst Returned Allied POWs and Internees (RAPWI) were extracted from Japanese POW camps spread through the Indonesian archipeligo and functional civil government re-established. Two Indian Divs -5th and 23rd, were landed in Sep 1945 and not withdrawn until Apr 1946. The British element of the force was small, the huge majority being Indian or Gurkha troops. Drawn into fighting with Indonesian nationalists, the British-Indian force lost 60 killed, 5 murdered and some 2000 wounded. The Indonesians promised total resistance and launched such a campaign of death and wanton destruction that surrendered Japanese troops were rearmed and suffered casualties in support of British forces. Despite sustained strife, the internees, POWs and 68,000 Japanese were evacuated.
Post-Indonesia, 146th RAC returned to India and in Jan 1947 was at Sialkot where it disbanded, it’s personnel being absorbed by 7th Royal Tank Regt (RTR). By Mar 1947, 7th RTR’s Sqns were located as follows: ‘A’ Sqn, Lahore; ‘B’ Sqn, Amritsar; ‘C’ Sqn, Jullundur; as part of what was to become Punjab Boundary Force (PBF). With Indian Independence and Partition in Aug 1947, Punjab was summarily divided between Pakistan and India, leaving many of the affected communities on the ‘wrong’ side of a new international Pakistan/India border. Inter-communal violence arose from the huge movements of people and the abandonment of their land, and resulted in some XXX civilian casualties despite the best efforts of the PBF enforce order, separate angry groups transiting Punjab and deal with the aftermath of massacres. This difficult duty must have been truly depressing to the young British servicemen of 7 RTR/(146th RAC) after the hard campaigns in Burma and Indonesia In Sep 1947, Indian Independence and Partition achieved, 7 RTR was withdrawn and embarked U.K.
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WW2 War Medal & G.S.M. “S.E. Asia 1945-46, Sgt. Grace, Air Dispatch, R.A.S.C.
Pair, 1939-45 War Medal, General Service Medal George Vi, clasp “S.E. Asia 1945-46” only the last medal is named to 14733211 Sergeant J. A. Grace, Royal Army Service Corps.
The following information has been extracted from the Medal Roll:-
J A GRACE
S/14733211 Serjeant J A Grace, Paid Acting Serjeant, 424th Supply Platoon, 70th Air Despatch Company, HQ 7th Supply Company, Royal Army Service Corps.
Served 1939-45 War and post-war S E Asia campaign, 1945-46 in Vietnam or Indonesia.
Entitled to at least: War Medal 1939-45 and General Service Medal 1918 clasp ‘S E Asia 1945-46’.
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Boxed WW2 group, A. Johnson, R.A.F.
Group of 4, 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, 1939-45 War Medal unnamed as issued but accompanied by the following:-
Named box of dispatch to: Mr. A. Johnson, 131 Hercies Road, North Hillington, Middlesex, with conveyance slip.
Two identity discs .
A boxed “Kings Badge”.
Miniature ribbon bar, corresponding with the medals.
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Boxed WW2 group, Sapper P. E. Fedarb, R.E.
Group of 6, 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal,1939-45 War Medal, Efficiency Medal George VI bar “Territorial” only the last medal is named to 20699787 Sapper P. E. Fedarb, Royal Engineers.
The medals are accompanied by the following:-
Named box of issue, addressed to: Mr. P. E. Fedarb, 117 Priory Park Road, Kilburn, London, N.W.6.
Pair of cloth Formation Badges “Black Cat on a red background”, The 56th (London) Division.
Royal Engineers George VI cap badge.
Identity disc.
Royal Engineers (O.C.A.?) lapel badge.
Set of ribbon bars, these include an “8” on the Africa Star, the clasp is not with the medals.
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| Code: 10/047Price: £145.00 |
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Gettings Father & Daughter WW1 and WW2, H.A.C. (Inf.) and W.A.A.F.
Gettings Family “Father and Daughter”
1) British War Medal, Victory Medal named to 11030 Private G. S. Gettings, Honourable Artillery Company - Infantry. The Medal Index Card of George S. Gettings shows the British War War and Victory Medals are his only entitlement, it also shows that he later served with the Royal Sussex Regiment.
With photographs in uniform in the H.A.C., in tropical uniform probably with the Sussex Regiment, at a pre-war camp with the 4th Staffordshire Bty, R.F.A.and others also a wedding photograph and a lot of photographs with his family between the wars. Also his identity disc
2) Defence Medal, 1939-45 War Medal unnamed but awarded to 452462 Leading Aircraftwoman M. Gettings, Woman’ Auxiliary Air Force.
With photographs in uniform, identity discs, cap badge, buttons, cloth rank badges and shoulder eagles. A wartime autograph book with many U.S.A.A.C. signatures, also Jack Warner, Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch.
After the war Margaret became a Nurse and there are photographs as a nurse. A certificate of training ”Margaret Helen Patricia Gettings” United Sheffiel dHospitals School of Nursing, from 7 July1947 to 6 July 1951, this is in a tube addressed to her at “Carthew”, Green Bank Road. Latchford Without, Nr. Warrington.
A very comprehensive family lot covering both wars and in between
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| Code: 10/061Price: £225.00 |
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