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Auction: 20001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 1010

Pair: Private J. E. Turner, Parachute Regiment, late Royal Engineers (Airborne Squadron)

War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (14951120 Dvr. J. E. Turner. R.E.), all but surname officially re-impressed, very fine (2)

John Edward Turner, a native of Dukinfield, Cheshire, was born on 28 August 1924 and a brass moulder upon his enlistment with the Royal Army Service Corps on 15 March 1945. Transferred to the Royal Engineers he served as a Driver with the 3rd and 12th Airborne Squadrons (Indian Airborne Forces) before war's end. Passing Parachute Course 164 in July 1946, he served with the 3rd Squadron in Palestine before being discharged on 28 March 1948. Turner latterly served with the Parachute Regiment (Territorial Army) from 11 August 1952-18 August 1953; sold together with original Service & Pay and Release Books and copied roll extract.

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£85

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£40