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Auction: 7022 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 453

Five: Private J.E. Blanchette, Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry), Later Tank Corps, Later Lieutenant, Indian Army Ordnance Corps British War Medal (158248 Pte. J. Blanchette. M.G.C.); India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., three clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1921-24, North West Frontier 1930-31 (158248 Pte. J. Blanchette. M.G.C.); War Medal; India Service Medal; Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., with ´India´ bar suspension (S-Condr. J.E. Blanchette. I.A.O.C.), nearly extremely fine (5) Estimate £ 300-320 Lieutenant Joscelyn Ellison Blanchette, born January 1896; enlisted as Private, Royal West Surrey Regiment, April 1918, but did not serve with them abroad; transferred as 158248 Private, 22nd Squadron, Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry), and posted to India; transferred as 7817290 Private, Tank Corps; transferred Indian Army Ordnance Corps, 1928; Conductor, 1.12.1935, stationed at Kirkee; Temporary Lieutenant, 2.2.1940; Lieutenant, 1.10.1940. This is the recipient´s full entitlement.

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