Medals from the Collection of David Lloyd

Nine: Warrant Officer C. A. Cains, Royal Air Force, who was taken Prisoner of War in Java on 8 March 1942

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (568367 F. Sgt. C. A. Cains. R.A.F.); General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Malay Peninsula (W/O. C. A. Cains. (G0568367) R.A.F.); Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, with Second Award Bar (568367 Act. F. Sgt. C. A. Cains. R.A.F.) good very fine (9) £700-£900

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of David Lloyd.

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Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2005.

Charles Albert Cains was born on 27 July 1920 and enlisted into the Royal Air Force on 27 July 1935. He served with 211 Squadron during the Second World War, and was taken Prisoner of War at Malaga, Java, on 8 March 1942. He was held in camps in Batavia and Sumatra, and was repatriated following the cessation of hostilities.

Sold with copied research, including medal roll extract for the Coronation Medal.