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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 641

(x) Six: attributed to Major W. B. Pain, Royal Signals

1939-45 Star; Italy Star; France & Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., Territorial, silver-gilt and silver, officially dated '1950', with Second Award Bar dated '1950' and Territorial top riband bar, first five mounted as worn, very fine (6)

William Berridge Pain was born at Sunderland on 27 March 1911, son of William Pain, a Head Teacher. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Signals on 12 November 1929, being advanced Lieutenant in November 1932 and Captain in January 1943. During the Second World War he earned a 'mention' (London Gazette 8 November 1945, refers), while his Efficiency Decoration followed on 21 December 1950. Retired on 14 March 1962, Pain died at Basford in October 1981.

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£110

Starting price
£60