Lot 4777

Description

Trio: 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Imperial Service Medal (EIIR Dei Gratia). First two medals unnamed as issued, Arthur William Fish on third medal. The named medal impressed. Toned extremely fine.

Ex Norman W.Collett 11July 2010 item 3981.

Together with case for ISM and box of delivery for WWII medals addressed to Mr A.W.Fish, with medal slip; Safe Driving Competition 5 Years Medal with bars for 1951 to 1954; 10 Years Safe Driving Medal with bars for 1956 to 1960; Royal Corps of Signals hat badge (KC); Royal Corps of Signals brass bed plate 2313884 named 'Fish. A.'; various documents including Royal Life Saving Certificate, 3 documents relating to career in post office, birth certificate, marriage certificate, army certificates of education, attestation form, 2 Service Books and a copy of Fish's repatriation questionnaire and his service file

ISM: Supplement to LG 28/3/1968, p3725 to Arthur William Fish, Technician Class I, London Telecommunications Region, General Post Office.

Arthur William Fish, skilled workman class 1 with Post Office Engineering Dept, born 05Feb1903 at Paddington, London; Enl.14May1921 in militia with Royal Signals; passed Royal Army Veterinary School exam on Animal Management 14Apr1926; mobilized 01Oct1939; taken POW at St Valery, Somme, France 12Jun1940; imprisoned at Stalag XXA at Thorn, Poland Aug1940-Aug1941, Stalag XXB at Marienburg, East Prussia Aug-Sep1941, Stalag XXA at Thorn, Poland Oct1941-Sep1942, Stalag 383 at Hohenfels, Bavaria Sep1942-Apr1945, qualified for Royal Life Saving Society Bronze Medallion Certificate in Sep1944 while at Stalag 383; released 12May1945; Died at Swindon, Wiltshire in 1974.