Efficiency Medal. GVI 1st issue with 'Territorial' bar (3314871 Spr. J. Craig. R.E.)
Sold together with below following original ephemera (a/f) :
- Soldier’s Service and Pay Book
- Soldier’s Release Book
- Other miscellaneous ephemera
Important: It is confirmed that Sapper James Craig, served with 150th Field Company Royal Engineers
150th Field Company Royal Engineers:
- 03/09/1939-01/03/1940: With 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division
- 02/03/1940-22/08/1944: With 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division, served North West Europe from 27/06/1944, fought at batles of Caen & Mont Pincon
Entitled to the 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal & War Medal
Sapper John Craig, was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, where he was born, 3 November 1937. By civilian trade he was a 'Painter'. He was married to Katherine Craig, who resided at, 19 Lyon Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow. John enlisted in the Territorial Army on 10 May 1939
The medal retaining its original long length of silk medal riband
Condition: Medal toned GVF
Code: 22368