Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Attributed to Wren Brenda Harris, Royal Navy
1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, nearly extremely fine, the Atlantic Star scarce to a woman

An unattributed group of four to a member of the Royal Air Force
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, all mounted for display in a large wooden shield, with ‘RAF’ carved above, and a propellor carved below, nearly extremely fine (8) £100-£140

Miss Brenda Harris volunteered for service in the Women’s Royal Navy in 1941, aged 191. She did her maintenance training at Mill Hill, before being posted to the R.N. Base H.M.S. Midge at Great Yarmouth, where she was assigned to repairing Motor Torpedo Boats and Motor Gun Boats of the Coastal Forces.

Remustering to Signals, she was subsequently posted to HQ, South Atlantic Command. Emigrating to Australia post-War, she died in 1996.

Sold with a photograph of the recipient.