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A Small Collection of Medals Relating to the Battle of the River Imjin

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This collection was sold on 25 March 2015.

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Lot 634, 25 Mar 15

Sixty five years ago on the 25 June 1950 the North Korean Army launched a major invasion into South Korea. The United Nations responded by forming the first and only United Nations Army to repel this invasion. Britain responded quickly and in August the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders and the Middlesex Regiments left Hong Kong and joined the Allied Force in Pusan. They were not supported by British armoured or artillery regiments but fought...

Lot 634, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £420

Lot 635, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Trooper M. G. Price, 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22273955 Tpr., 8 H.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, nearly extremely fine (2) £200-250

Lot 635, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £380

Lot 636, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Trooper F. A. Hawkins, ‘C’ Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regiment Korea 1950-53, 2nd issue (321468 Tpr. F. A. Hawkins, R.A.C.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, nearly extremely fine (2) £180-220

Lot 636, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £220

Lot 637, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Trooper A. Torrance, ‘C’ Squadron 7th Royal Tank Regiment Korea 1950-53, 2nd issue (410524 Tpr., R. Tks.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, the latter in (damaged) named card box of issue, extremely fine (2) £180-220

Lot 637, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £220

Lot 638, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Trooper W. Mellis, 7th Royal Tank Regiment - batman to Major Pettingell, C.O. of ‘C’ Squadron, 7th Tank Regiment Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22308951 Tpr., R.A.C.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, good very fine (2) £240-280

Lot 638, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £340

Lot 639, 25 Mar 15

Three: Gunner E. Gibson, 170 Independent Mortar Battery, Royal Artillery General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (22264646 Gnr., R.A.); Korea 1950-53, 1st issue, (22264646 Gnr., R.A.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed; together with U.S.A., Presidential Unit Citation bar, nearly extremely fine (4) £240-280

Lot 639, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £220

Lot 640, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Bombardier G. E. Goodwin, 11 (Sphinx) Independent Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (19004053 Bdr., R.A.) suspension a little slack; U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, first pitted, about very fine (2) £140-180

Lot 640, 25 Mar 15

Unsold

Lot 641, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Gunner M. O’Neill, 70 Field Battery, 45 Field Regiment Royal Artillery, wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of the River Imjin Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22518303 Gnr., R.A.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, good very fine (2) £350-450

Lot 641, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £600

Lot 642, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Sergeant E. Prendergast, 45 Field Regiment Royal Artillery, wounded by a grenade, 4 May 1951 Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (14194737 Sgt., R.A.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, good very fine (2) £220-260

Lot 642, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £260

Lot 643, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Sapper N. Pashley, 55 Independent Field Squadron Royal Engineers, wounded in action at the battle of the River Imjin Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (14465766 Spr., R.E.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, extremely fine (2) £240-280

Lot 643, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £300

Lot 644, 25 Mar 15

Five: Fusilier J. Johnson, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, late Private in the Sherwood Foresters, taken prisoner at Tobruk and who escaped from a P.O.W. camp in Italy 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, these unnamed; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (4976269 Fus., R.N.F.) correction to service number; U.N. Korea 1950-54, modern issue, unnamed, very fine (5) £300-350

Lot 644, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £320

Lot 645, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Fusilier R. Kearsley, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, who as a Private in the Sherwood Foresters during W.W.2 was a prisoner-of-war of the Germans Korea 1950-53, 2nd issue (4976415 Fus., R.N.F.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, very fine (2) £240-280

Lot 645, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £200

Lot 646, 25 Mar 15

Six: Fusilier J. McDonald, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, killed in action, battle of the River Imjin, 23 April 1951 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (3189424 Fus., R.N.F.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, good very fine (6) £1000-1400

Lot 646, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £1,400

Lot 647, 25 Mar 15

Five: Fusilier A. Wilson, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, these unnamed; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (21013067 Fus., R.N.F.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, mounted court style for wear, good very fine and better (5) £260-300

Lot 647, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £260

Lot 648, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Private S. A. West Gloucestershire Regiment, taken prisoner at the battle of the River Imjin Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22107732 Pte., Gloster.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed; together with an U.S.A. Presidential Unit Citation bar (2) - one cloth, good very fine (4) £600-800

Lot 648, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £750

Lot 649, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Rifleman R. Boyd, Royal Ulster Rifles, taken prisoner at the battle of the River Imjin Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22307006 Rfn., R.U.R.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, nearly extremely fine (2) £300-350

Lot 649, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £600

Lot 650, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Corporal J. P. McIntyre, Royal Ulster Regiment, wounded at the battle of the River Imjin Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22034304 Cpl., R.U.R.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, nearly extremely fine (2) £300-350

Lot 650, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £340

Lot 651, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Rifleman P. Maher, Royal Ulster Rifles, taken prisoner at the battle of the River Imjin Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22233423 Rfn., R.U.R.) last ‘3’ and ‘Rfn.’ re-impressed; first ‘R’ of regt. an overstriking; U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, good very fine (2) £250-300

Lot 651, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £400

Lot 652, 25 Mar 15

Pair: Rifleman W. J. Young, Royal Ulster Rifles, taken prisoner at the battle of the River Imjin Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22273215 Rfn. W. J. Young, R.U.R.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, extremely fine (2) £300-350

Lot 652, 25 Mar 15

Sold for £380

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