Three: Corporal E. J. Hookway, Army Air Corps and Parachute Regiment

War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, S.E. Asia 1945-46, Palestine 1945-48 (14988732 Pte., A.A.C.), single initial ‘E.’; General Service 1962, 2 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula (23505951 Cpl., Para.), generally good very fine (3) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Members of the Special and Airborne Forces.

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Having enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1945, and re-enlisted in the Parachute Regiment in 1961, Hookway served with 2 Para. in the Borneo operations. According to the vendor, a photograph of Corporal Hookaway appears in the Pegasus journal on the occasion of his winning a Hillman Imp car in a competition. A copy of this photograph, however, is not included with the lot.