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Auction: 24112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 623

Four: Corporal H. Elliott, Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own), Royal Armoured Corps

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R., with Additional Service Clasp (552580 Tpr. H. Elliott. R.A.C.), good very fine (4)

Harry Elliott enlisted in the Royal Armoured Corps on 3 June 1932 and served with the Yorkshire Hussars. The unit was still at 3 Tower Street, York, under the command of Lord Grimthorpe, when it was embodied for service in September 1939. Mobilised as part of 5th Cavalry Brigade with the Yorkshire Dragoons and Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry under the command of the Hussars' former CO, Brigadier T. Preston, but the squadrons initially remained at their HQ towns in case they were needed to keep order in the event of German bombing raids.

Thence becoming mechanised cavalry, they went off to the Middle East and served in Palestine and Iraq. In March 1942, the Regiment was in Cyprus, armed with Valentine tanks and old Cruiser A13 tanks as the 'Armoured Striking Force' under the fictional '7th Division'. Elliott was posted to No. 3 Horse Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps in June 1942, went back to his unit from August-November 1942, before again going to the Service Corps in the Middle East.

His T.E.M. was granted as per A.O.92 of 1943 and an Additional Clasp as per A.O. 26 of February 1947. He re-joined the Yorkshire Hussars in May 1947 and was finally discharged in May 1950.

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