WW2 Prisoner of War Groups (4) with O.H.M.S. Boxes & Other Original Documents, comprising: Three: 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal, 1939-45, with original transmission slip to Private James Brown Shepherd, R.A.S.C.; Three: 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal, 1939-45, with original named condolence slip to Gunner W. J. Butler, R.A.; Two: 1939-45 Star; War Medal, 1939-45; with original transmission slip, ‘Lincolnshire Returned P.O.W’ association booklet and 6 contemporary photos to Private F. Crooks, Sherwood Foresters; Five: 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, 1939-45; with religious medalet, photos, cap badge, pay book and documentation to Private Walter S. Crooks, Buffs; Medals loose within individual boxes, very fine to extremely fine (lot) Private James Brown Shepherd, of St. Andrews, Scotland, R.A.S.C., was taken prisoner of war at Singapore on 15 February 1941.Gunner William Joseph Butler, 5 Field Regiment, R.A., of Forest Hill, London, was taken as a P.O.W. at Singapore on 15 February 1941 and died in captivity on 28 May 1944. He is remembered with honour at Sai Wan War Cemetery.Private F. Crooks, 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, was taken P.O.W. in North Africa on and held at Stalag-398 at Pupping, Austria.Private Walter S. Crooks, 4th Battalion, The Buffs, was taken P.O.W. on 17 November 1943 at Leros, Crete, and was sent into captivity in Muhlberg and Leipzig, Germany.
Estimate: GBP 200 - 300
Price realized | 300 GBP |
Starting price | 160 GBP |
Estimate | 200 GBP |