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The Memorial Scroll and Second War Mentioned in Despatches Certificate to Sergeant J. Gilpin...
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The Memorial Scroll and Second War Mentioned in Despatches Certificate to Sergeant J. Gilpin, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, who died in Malaya on 25 July 1949 Memorial Scroll ‘Serjeant J. Gilpin, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry’; Mentioned in Despatches Certificate ‘Lance-Corporal J. Gilpin, The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry’, and dated 28 October 1942, extremely good condition (2) £80-£100 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 28 October 1942 ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma during the period December 1941 to May 1942.’ Jack Gilpin was born on 22 June 1915 and attested for the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry at Leeds on 5 May 1934. He served with the Regiment during the Second World War in Burma, and subsequently with the 1st Battalion in post-War Malaya, and died in service in Panang on 25 July 1949. Sold with the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Infantry Roll Book; and other ephemera.
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The Memorial Scroll and Second War Mentioned in Despatches Certificate to Sergeant J. Gilpin, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, who died in Malaya on 25 July 1949 Memorial Scroll ‘Serjeant J. Gilpin, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry’; Mentioned in Despatches Certificate ‘Lance-Corporal J. Gilpin, The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry’, and dated 28 October 1942, extremely good condition (2) £80-£100 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 28 October 1942 ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma during the period December 1941 to May 1942.’ Jack Gilpin was born on 22 June 1915 and attested for the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry at Leeds on 5 May 1934. He served with the Regiment during the Second World War in Burma, and subsequently with the 1st Battalion in post-War Malaya, and died in service in Panang on 25 July 1949. Sold with the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Infantry Roll Book; and other ephemera.
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