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Auction: 24112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 614

Family Group awarded to two brothers who both died during the Second World War

Three: Private A. W. Ashen, Green Howards (Yorkshire) Regiment, who died of his wounds in Southern Tunisia on 25 March 1943

1939-1945 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; War Medal 1939-45, mounted on red felt display together with a Yorkshire Regiment cap badge, very fine (3)

Five: Sergeant C. S. F. Ashen, Royal Engineers, killed in action on 16 December 1945 in Caserta, Italy

1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45, mounted on red felt display together with a Royal Engineers cap badge, very fine (5)

Albert Walter Ashen was born in 1919 in Hamstead, Birmingham and enlisted there on 17 January 1940 with the 10th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. He transferred to the 6th Battalion Green Howards in July 1942, with whom he was posted to the Middle East shortly afterwards. Ashen died of wounds at the 48th General Hospital in Southern Tunisia aged just 23 and was interred at the Tripoli War Cemetery; sold together with copied research and war grave photographs.

Charles Samuel Frank Ashen was born in 1915 in Hamstead, Birmingham where he attested with the Royal Engineers on 24 October 1940. While serving with the No. 1 Boring Section in Caserta, Italy, Ashen was killed by a stab wound to his back and was interred at the Caserta War Cemetery; sold together with copied research and war grave photographs.

The medals awarded to their father, Charles Philip Ashen, were sold in these Rooms in July 2024 as Lot 229.

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Estimate
£140 to £180

Starting price
£100