Ww2 Normandy Group . John Stanley Mead 43rd Wessex . Ra & 398 wks Coy Re .Wd July 44.Clacton .
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A ww2 group of medals and ephemera.
112025 gnr Royal Artillery Jan 1941 to jan 1945 then sapper Feb 1945 to Feb 1946 in 398 works company royal engineers.
A decorator by occupation born 15th August 1906.
1939 star ,France and Germany star, Defence and War Medals unnamed as issued in transmittal box addressed Mr j mead ,155 Holland Road, Clacton on sea ,Essex.
Various photos of Jack during his service and a detailed pension appeal tribunal assessment from 1952 relating to his service stating he entered nwe 18th June 1944 and was with chest wound 10th July 1944 at 20th general hospital then evacuated on hospital carrier Duke of rothesay to cherry Knowle hospital Sunderland 16th July stating shell wound right shoulder and right lateral chest Mortar bomb enemy action .
Discharged as fit for duty September 1944 but returned with pains due to wounds in October they were unable to remove the shrapnel so he was downgraded to b1 category and transferred to Royal engineers as a clerk .
A nice complete group with his pay and release books etc as pictured.
