Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (5826286. Pte. W. Root. Suff. R.) good very fine £80-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Suffolk Regiment.

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Wilfred Herbert Root resided in Ipswich, Suffolk. He served with the Suffolk Regiment on the North West Frontier, and with the 2nd Battalion during the Second World War. Lance Corporal Root died on active service as a result of an accident in India on 7 February 1942. He is buried in the Rawalpindi War Cemetery, Pakistan.