Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Royal Observer Corps medal awarded...

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Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Royal Observer Corps medal awarded to Joseph Charles Newsome (1919-2002), boxed with ribbon and rose, inscribed to medal OBSERVER J. C. NEWSOME. Together with accompanying material to include; items from Royal Engineers (1940-1946) buttons (x6), Royal Engineers cap badge & RE title. Royal Engineers silver lapel badge, Royal Observer Corps button badge & Observer Corps hat badge pin release clasp. Certificate of Transfer to the Army Reserve, Soldiers Service and Pay Book, Record of Service, Soldiers Release Book Class “A”, HQ Crasc 22 TPT Coln Christmas Dinner 1944 Menu with signatures to reverse & 954 Railway Operating Company Royal Engineers W.O’s and SGT’s Mess Farewell Dinner Menu with signatures to reverse. Photographic scrap book containing 46 photographs for , documenting time in Belgium and candid soldier photos. Photograph of Joseph Newsome with his wife, Mary Newsome (1921-2001), with documents, Mary Newsome was involved in the National Fire Service with National Fire Service Certificate of Service (dated 1945), with four postcards of her in a group and portrait picture. Interesting lot with great socio-historical value.

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Auction Date:
17th Aug 23 at 10am BST

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