Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (22422429 Tpr. R. N. Russell. 13/18 H.) extremely fine £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the 13th, 18th and 13th/18th Hussars.

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R. N. Russell served in ‘B’ Squadron, 13th/18th Royal Hussars. A Trooper Russell, who may be the recipient, is mentioned in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars’ Journal thus:
‘During December [1952] we sent a scout car as escort to a Royal Engineers reconnaissance party on the East Coast for over a week. It broke a hub miles from anywhere on a road impassable to any recovery vehicle. After some pretty throaty telephoning to the crew, we drew the part from 7 FOD and dropped it to them from a Valetta aircraft. The scout car eventually returned to the fold in good order and the driver and operator, Lance-Corporal Mitchell and Trooper Russell, are to be congratulated on completing the repairs with only written instructions (compiled by the Mechanician Sergeant) to go on.’