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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 794

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Pair: Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class S. A. Border, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (M. 4802 S. A. Border. E.R.A.4. R.N.), nearly very fine

Five: Gunner J. H. Border, 9th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery, who was killed in action at the Fall of Singapore

1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., Regular Army (1419668 Gnr. J. H. Border. R.A.), with box of issue, addressed to 'Mrs A. F. C. Street, 5, Stowe Gardens, Stonicknowle Gardens, Stonicknowle, Plymouth, Devon.', nearly extremely fine

Five: Bombardier E. C. Border, Royal Artillery

1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., Regular Army (1422496 Bmbr. E. C. Border. R.A.), with box of issue for L.S. & G.C., the last nearly extremely fine, the rest very fine (12)

Sydney Alfred Border was born at Devonport, on 8 July 1896. He joined the Royal Navy straight from school, serving first as Boy Artificer at Indus and later transferring to the battlecruiser H.M.S. Lion on 25 August 1916. He was sent to the R.N. Hospital at Plymouth on 6 May 1924, and was later invalided on 3 September 1924, suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.

John Henry Border was killed in action whilst serving with the 9th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery, on 14 February 1942. Two days previously, the men of the Singapore fixed Coastal Defences destroyed their heavy guns and marched to the Indian recreation ground where they were formed into an infantry Battalion in support of the gallant defence. Aged 35, he was the son of Alfred John and Harriett Hannah Border and is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.


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