A 'Gunners' multi-campaign & long service medal group of 5: Bombardier Frederick Arthur Bradshaw, 51st (London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Royal Regiment of Artillery

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Africa Star. No clasp
- The Italy Star
- War Medal 1939-45
- Efficiency Medal. GVI with 'Territorial' bar (873614 Bmbr F. A. Bradshaw. R.A.)

Sold together with below:

a). British Army Identity Disc: Red fibre ID disc '873614 B Bradshaw F A'

b). British Army Identity Disc: Grey fibre ID disc ' F A Bradshaw B 873614'

Extant Royal Artillery Attestation records, show that the recipient was Frederick Arthur Bradshaw, a pre-war enlistee in the Territorial Army who had joined-upin 1937 and been posted to the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1937, at which time he was allocated his unique British Army number, from the block that had been allocated to the Royal Artillery in 1920, viz 721001-1396000. On enlistment he was posted to 51st (London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Royal Regiment of Artillery, which unit was allocated to the Coastal Defence Anti-Aircraft brnach of the Royal Artillery. Bombardier Bradshaw is recorded to have taken his discharge in 1954, having reached the age limit

51st (London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment: Was was a volunteer air defence unit of Britain's Territorial Army from 1922 until 1955. During World War II it served in Norway, The Blitz, North Africa (when detachments defended Crete and Tobruk), and finally in Italy until the end of the war in Europe, by which time the guns of the regiment were engaging ground targets rather than aircraft.

The absence of any Defence Medal in the group shows that Bombardier Bradshaw, was a veteran of virtually continuous active campaign service throughout the Second World War, serving in diverse campaigns: in Norway, North Africa (including Crete / Tobruk), and finally in Italy

The medals mounted in the swing-style, and as-worn by the recipient. The reverse of the mounting bar retaining its long hinged-pin & clasp fittings

Condition: GVF

Code: 22260