Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Lieutenant A. J. Norton, 74th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (1073724 Sjt., R.A.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, these unnamed; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (Lieut., R.A.) rank corrected on last, nearly extremely fine (6) £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Sussex Yeomanry.

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Alfred James Norton was born on 26 June 1905. A Waggoner by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Artillery at Shrewsbury on 1 November 1927. He served in the ranks in India, September 1933-May 1939; Palestine, May-December 1939, and in North Africa, February 1943-August 1945. Served in the ranks with the 3rd Medium Regt. R.A., November 1927-September 1933; 7th Medium Regt. R.A., September 11933-November 1939; 74th Medium Regt. R.A., November 1939-August 1945. For his services in North Africa he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 24 August 1944). As a Warrant Officer Class II (R.Q.M.S.), he was discharged to a commission in the Royal Artillery on 14 August 1945. As a War Substantive Lieutenant (Quartermaster) in the 100 H.A.A. Regt. R.A., he was released from service on 17 December 1947.

Sold with a quantity of original papers, including: Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Regular Army Certificate of Service; Officer’s Record of Service; Officers’ Release Book; M.I.D. Certificate; Release Certificate and associated slip; National Registration Identity Card; certificate of Post-War credit; letter confirming his commission; another re. his posting; letter re his release from service; letter to accompany the M.I.D. emblem.