Original British medal bar and document set of J.S. Wakelin (935579), who served with the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery and was Wounded in Action on July 22, 1942 at El Alamein in North Africa.
The set contains the 1939-1945 Star, the Africa Star, the Italy Star, the Defence Medal and the War Medal 1939-1945 with release book.
Original British medal and document set of Corporal Robert Henry J. Potter (1427577), who enlisted in Maidstone on September 3, 1942. He was a cabinet maker from Worthing, Sussex. Served with the General Service Corps, Royal Sussex Regiment and Bedforshire & Hertfordshire Regiment. With the last, he was wounded in action on May 13, 1944 during the 4th Battle of Monte Cassino crossing the Gari River during the advance to the Liri Valley.
The set contains the 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star and the War Medal 1939-1945 with AB 64 service book, Record of Service, National service act card and 2 x ID cards.
Note: Copy from the wound list is only a scan and not included.
Original British 1940-pattern Uniform Battle Dress for a Corporal of the 51st (Highland) Division "Cameron Highlanders". All insignia is original to the battle dress. Size 9 and maker marked to Sunderland & Lewis Belfast, dated 1943.
Mounted with 51st (Highland) Division formation patch and Cameron Highlanders tartan. It was common for Scottish regiments to wear a tartan of the regiment within the Highland Division. Mounted with printed Corporal stripes and five chevrons for overseas service.
Ribbons for the Africa, Italy and France & Germany and 1939-45 Star are mounted.
The 51st (Highland) Division saw a lot of action throughout the war as can per these awards. Also partaking in operations such as D-Day. Were most of the 51st landed in Normandy as part of Operation Overlord on 7 June 1944, a day after D-Day. A stunning and original jacket with a great patina and therefore cannot be upgraded! Condition as seen.
Original transfer file document belonging to a Flemish Waffen-SS Easternfront Volunteer serving with the 2. Kompanie/ SS-Legion "Flandern". Comes with a copy photograph of him. The document was signed by SS-Hauptsturmführer Breymann. Condition as seen.
Original Finnish Cross of Mourning of the Order of the Cross of Liberty. Condition as seen.
Cross of Mourning is identical to the Cross of Liberty, 4th Class with Swords, but it is worn on the chest with a 31 mm wide black ribbon, featuring a ribbon bow. Cross of Mourning can be awarded to the next of kin of a fallen member of the Finnish Defence Forces. A female next of kin has the right to wear the Cross of Mourning, with the order of precedence being wife, eldest daughter, and mother. If there are no female next of kin, the cross is awarded to the closest male relative, who does not have the right to wear it (Source: Wikipedia).
Original Finnish Badge for Disabled Veterans of the War 1939-45. This badge was established soon after the end of World War 2 and includes the Winter War veterans (39-40), thus the Badge for Disabled veterans of Winter war 1939-40 was not given after that period anymore. To be able to receive this badge, the veteran must be permanent invalid with at least 10 % disability. These were not numbered. Condition as seen.
Original Vlaamse Wacht (Flemish Guard) Overseas Cap / Schiffchen / Scheepje of the III. Afdeling. These were original Belgian caps that were died darkblue and the cord was cut off, then attached with an inner leather liner and insignia on the outside. Original example, much rarer than the visor caps!
This type of Paybook (Identity Booklet for Soldiers) was used during 1912-1930. This I.D. belonged to a Private First Class. He served with the 8th Company of the 58th Infantry Regiment of the 30th Division (codename Mirror Division). During his service he was promoted to Private First Class and also served as a Machine Gunner. He served in Manchuria. Condition as seen.
This type of Paybook (Identity Booklet for Soldiers) was used during 1897-1907 ( the Boxer Rebellion & Russo-Japanese War ). This I.D. belonged to Private 2nd Class Santaro. He served with the 9th Division. Comes with the rare cover. Condition as seen.
Original Japanese Red Cross (Showa Era), Membership medal. Alloy metal. Comes with a box (which I didn't photograph as I wasn't sure it belonged to it, however it might have been a general brown box that these were issued in).
Original Japanese Red Cross (Showa Era), Membership medal. Alloy metal. Comes with a box (which I didn't photograph as I wasn't sure it belonged to it, however it might have been a general brown box that these were issued in).
Original photograph (small ID size) of a soldier from the Kanaalwacht - Vlaamse Wacht. Size: 4,4x6,4cm.
Flemish collaboration material is very hard to comeby, highly collectable and highly sought after.