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Auction: 6017 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 151

A Second World War Belgian Croix de Guerre Group of Six to Seaman W.C. Ings, Merchant Navy 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star; Africa Star with France and Germany Bar; Pacific Star; Belgium, Croix de Guerre 1940, with ´Palme´ on riband; the group extremely fine, mounted for display with the Document for the Croix de Guerre dated 16.1.1947, ´Pour le courage et la bravoure dont il a fait preuve dans les glorieuses batailles qui ont amené la libération de la Belgique´, together with three Continuous Certificates of Discharge and a (torn and repaired) letter from the Ministry of Transport dated 14.1.1948 referring to the Belgian Croix de Guerre (6) Estimate £ 80-1201044485 William Samuel Ings, born 1898 at Romsey, Hampshire; joined the Merchant Navy 1920; awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre for service as Donkeyman in the ´Justin Doane´ 24.2.1944 - 10.10.1944; he was released on termination of War Service 19.9.1945

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