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Ww2 Medal Group Kent Fortress Re Operation XD + War Diary

Ww2 Medal Group Kent Fortress Re Operation XD + War Diary

Ww2 Medal Group Kent Fortress Re Operation XD + War Diary

Ww2 Medal Group Kent Fortress Re Operation XD + War Diary

Ww2 Medal Group Kent Fortress Re Operation XD + War Diary

Ww2 Medal Group Kent Fortress Re Operation XD + War Diary

Ww2 Medal Group Kent Fortress Re Operation XD + War Diary

A WW2 medal group with KGVI Effciency medal impressed to: 2030231 SPR C. BROWN RE (slight edge knocks below’G’). RE tracer card shows he served with Kent Fortress RE and went overseas with them on 10/5/1940, which is the date they left Dover to undertake Operation XD to destroy oil tanks at Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp. KFRE War Diary shows a’Spr C Brown’ as part of party B4 that went to Rotterdam under 2/Lt Martin. For a time following this operation they were the most decorated unit in the British Army. In 1942 Brown transferred to the ACC and presumably served in North West Europe with them. Includes copy of KFRE War Diary 1939-40 on CD (136 pages). This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “timt2796″ and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Country/ Organization: Great Britain
  • Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
  • Featured Refinements: Medal Group
  • Type: Medals & Ribbons
  • Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)
  • Service: Army
  • Era: 1914-1945