Lot 286

Description

World military documents, Australian Army Soldiers Pay Book, for Donald Gordon Aitken 19/6/1959 to 8/3/1962, with research from 'Mostly Unsung' which shows that Aitken served in Italy and the Pacific during WWII, BCOF in Japan and Korea and was awarded the BEM, MSM, Army LS&GC Medal, as well as 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-45, ASM 1939-45; Korea Medal, UN Medal for Korea and in 1995 the 1945-75 ASM with clasp Japan; Great Britain, original Home Guard woolen shoulder title as well as Home Guard Instruction Manual No.60 (issued December 1943) and a Surrey Zone Home Guard amounts payable form, and a 'WW2 A,R.P./M.I. Warden's Report Form For Air Raids'; Great Britain, original Temporary Certificate of Discharge or Transfer to the Reserve (Army form B108C0 of 24507166 Pte M.A.Shurben-Browne, 2nd Parachute Regt who saw action in the famous Para's attack on the Falkland Islands in 1982, comes with two official stamps on it (Infantry Manning and Records Office) and (2nd Btn. Parachute Regt. Discharge Clerk stamp), discharged at Aldershot 15 December 1985; USA, original USA Army Commendation Certificate awarded to Aubery M. Conrad, 5 February 1970, signed by Colonel H.H. Arnold, Jr., Information Officer of the Sixth United States Army (Mrs Conrad was commended for outstanding performance from 1 December 1968 through to 30 November 1969 while employed as public information specialist in the Command Information Division, Office of the Information Officer, HQs 6th US Army. An interesting selection, fine - good very fine. (lot)