A Small Collection of Medals to the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (22309399 Pte. P. A. Whitmore. R.W.K.) extremely fine £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Medals to the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

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Patrick Anthony Whitmore was born in Plymouth on 17 August 1932 and joined the Royal West Kent Regiment as a National Serviceman on 14 March 1950. Posted from Shorncliffe to Singapore on 1 August 1951, he joined the Far East Land Forces (FARELF) at a time of considerable instability and civil unrest, most notable during the Maria Hertogh riots of the previous December which resulted in 18 dead and 173 injured.

Serving with the 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, Whitmore qualified as a specialist assault pioneer in the latter months of 1951, but tragically died not long afterwards in consequence of a motor vehicle accident on 4 January 1952, aged 19, his Army Service Record adding: ‘Sustained injuries of a serious nature, on duty, not to blame... Received accidental injuries which proved fatal whilst on operations in aid of Civil Power.’ He is buried in Chera Road Christian Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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