Four: Lance-Sergeant R. H. Foster, Royal Sussex Regiment, who won a “mention” for gallant deeds with the B.E.F. in 1940

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted as worn, together with three related badges, including Royal Sussex Regiment example, good very fine (7) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards for the 1939-45 War.

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Richard Henry Foster, who was born in December 1918, witnessed active service in the 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment in France in 1940, his unit comprising part of 133rd Infantry Brigade in the 44th (Home Counties) Division, operations in which he won a mention in despatches. His unit subsequently witnessed further action in the Western Desert, including the Alam Halfa and El Alamein operations, on this occasion serving alongside elements of the 8th and 10th Armoured Divisions; sold with a quantity of original documentation, including the recipient’s M.I.D. certificate, dated 20 December 1940, and forwarding letters regarding same, and his 1939-45 War campaign medals; his Soldier’s Release Book; a Grace Line “Crossing the Equator” certificate, dated June 1942; and wartime photographs (approximately 15), including several images from North Africa, 1942.