Orders, Decorations & Medals - British Groups

Lot 3645    SESSION 13 (2.30PM THURSDAY 4TH APRIL)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - British Groups

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $350

GROUP OF SEVEN: Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Korea Medal 1950-53; United Nations Korea Medal 1950-53; General Service Medal 1918-62 (EIIR), - clasp - Malaya; Coronation Medal 1953; Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (EIIR BR:OMN) with Regular Army suspender bar. First, second and sixth medals unnamed as issued, 4343405 W.O.Cl.2. M.A.L.McNair. R.A.O.C on third, fifth and seventh medals, fourth medal with naming erased. All named medals impressed. Display mounted, contact marks, otherwise very fine.

Together with Regular Army Certificate of Service books (2); Pension advice War Office letter By Command of the Army Council addressed to Mr M.A.L.McNair formerly 4343405 WOII, stamped and dated 14.4.60.

Melville Austen Lyle McNair; Enl.13May1935 at Dinapore (India) in East Yorks Regt; to RAOC 07Oct1940 at India; to UK 09Jan1948; to FARELF (Hong Kong) 16Aug1949; to Korea 14Jun1951; to UK 28Aug1952; to FARELF (Singapore) 27Sep1953; to UK 02Sep1956; passed trade courses for AMN/EX 31Jan1941, CLK/RAOC 31Oct1947, Bomb Disposal 29Aug1948, CLK/TECH/RAOC 31Mar1951, STMN/TECH 27May1957; medal entitlement recorded in Service Book but UN Medal recorded in different ink; Disch.12May1957 services no longer required but re-enlisted on a supplemental engagement; Final Disch.12May1960 as WOII (SQMS) ex RAOC.

WOII McNair's testimonial recorded in his Certificate of Service book reads, 'This Warrant Officer has given many years of valuable service to the Crown. He possesses a wealth of administrative and clerical knowledge and has the ability to get the very best out of his staff with the minimum of fuss or supervision. He is extremely loyal and dependable and will be a great asset to his future employer.'