A complete and interesting group relating to sergeant Wallace John Chapman served homeguard 1943 to 45 then gsc 45 .
Ww2 defence and war medals unnamed as mounted for wear with General Service Medal with canal zone & Cyprus clasps the Cyprus being loose on ribbon .named to 14472116 sgt w j Chapman re this being his original group .
A 2nd mounted group believed to be his wearing out group consisting of
Defence medal & war medals unnamed as issued copy gsm with canal zone clasp named 14472116 sgt w j Chapman 9 para re sqd , unofficial cadet services medal , national service medal silver suez zone medal and allied special forces medal all privately named to recipient ( THE ONLY ORIGINAL OFFICIAL MEDALS IN THIS GROUP BEING DEFENCE AND WAR).
2 masonic medals the silver one being named to recipient from the 1970s .
Various buttons and shoulder titles and capbadge ( slider missing ) .
2 maroon para berets 1 badged to re the other with para and re badges combined.
His original red book and tatty pay book and passport letter and army certificate of education.
Sergeant Wallace John Chapman was born 1927 he served aged 16 in Gloucester home guard and joined the General Service Corps in 1945 .
Completed his training and rated Pioneer Feb 46 .
Earned his para badge and wings November 1949 .
9th independent airborne squadron Royal engineers .
Cyprus June 1951 with 16th para brigade earmarked for el gamil airfield in suez canal zone with 3 para .
Discharged August 1957 .
A photo copy of the letter confirming the award of the gsm with canal zone clasp dated 2004 and address longwell Green, Bristol.
A great complete group to a desirable unit.
