WW2 BOXED MEDAL GROUPING AS PER PHOTO’S. INFANTRY RECORDS OFFICE BOX -BUT NAME ON THE FRONT IS UNFORTUNATLY PRETTY MUCH UNREADABLE AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURES. 2 SHOWS THE “WRAPPING LABLE” ON BOTH PARTS OF THE BOX “MATCHING UP” WHERE ITS BEEN OPENED. NO ISSUE SLIP -BUT 3 X MEDALS 39/45 & FRANCE – GERMANY STAR AND A WAR MEDAL. STARS WITH A MATCHING COLOUR & THE RIBBONS HAVE THE SAME “LOOK” TO THEM. A BROKEN SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE CAP BADGE. FOLDED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX IS A NEWSPAPER CUTTING IN WHICH. PRIVATE HERBERT HARVEY -SOUTH STAFFS REGIMENT GIVES HIS ACCOUNT OF BEING CAPTURED AT ARNHEM. HOW THE GERMANS STRIPPED HIM AND HIS COMRADES OF THEIR FOOD AND THE SUPPLIES DROPED BY THE RAF. THEN KEPT HIM FOR 15 DAYS BEFORE HE HAD ANYTHING BUT COLD WATER TO DRINK. IT ALSO STATES THAT THE GERMANS CLUBBED MEN WITH LOADED RIFLES FOR REFUSING TO LOAD TRUCKS (BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO WEAK FROM LACK OF FOOD). THIS IS AS FOUND – HAD IT A VERY LONG TIME- (WAS EITHER PICKED UP AT A FLEA MARKET OR BOOT FAIR). ALWAYS INTENDED TO RESEARCH PTE HARVEY BUT NEVER GOT ROUND TO IT WORTHY OF PROPER RESEARCH. The item “BOXED WW2 ARHEM POW PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL GROUP SOUTH STAFFS AIRBOURNE” is in sale since Sunday, February 11, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “kenthound” and is located in BEXLEY, Kent. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile.
- Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)
- Era: 1914-1945
- Service: Airborne Division
- Featured Refinements: Medal Group
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain