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Auction: 23111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 874

Six: Trooper W. Blower, 5th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, sold with an impressive archive of named documents and photographs including a soldier's release book, pitting, very fine (6)

Walter Blower worked as a bus conductor prior to enlistment with the Royal Armoured Corps on 4 April 1940. Here he worked as a truck driver with his testimonial stating:

'Has done excellent service with this unit in N. Africa + N. W. Europe as a truck driver he has proved himself very satisfactory indeed + takes a pride in keeping his vehicle in first class condition. An honest + consciousness soldier.'

Blower was released at Catterick, Yorkshire on 6 August 1946; sold together with a large archive of original research comprising:

i)
Soldier's Release Book.

i)
Correspondence relating to a visit to hospital at Cyrenica.

iii)
Leave permit.

iv)
Message to 7th Armoured Division by the commander.

v)
An annotated 'welcome home dinner' menu.

vi)
An Alamein day magazine.

vii)
A large quantity of photographs.

viii)
Newspaper cuttings.

ix)
A Royal Armoured Corps Cap Badge.

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Sold for
£95

Starting price
£80