A much travelled Cornishman's 'Multi-Services' Second World War campaign medal group of 5: Thomas William Henry Trudgen, Merchant Navy, late South African Air Force, Union Defence Force and Royal Regiment of Artillery (Territorial Army)

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp (14279 T. W. H. Trudgen)
- The Africa Star. No clasp (14279 T. W. H. Trudgen)
- The Burma Star (M.N. T. W. H. Trudgen)
- War Medal (14279 T. W. H. Trudgen)
- Union of South Africa: Africa Service Medal (14279 T. W. H. Trudgen)

Important: All medals officially impressed issues from the Pretoria Mint, South Africa

Rarity: The Burma Star, officially named to the Merchant Navy is rare

Medals verification: All medals verified as entitled per the recipients extant service papers, wherein all are enumerated

Thomas William Henry Trudgen, was a native of, Truro, Cornwall, England, where he was born on, 10 March 1917. By trade an 'Electrical Engineer', he is recorded as having enlisted in the Territorial Army on, 21 August 1917, at which time he was posted to the the Royal Regiment of Artillery and given the unique Army number 820732. Prior to the Second World War, Thomas was plying his skills in the Merchant Navy, with being recorded as a 'Cabin Boy' going to sea in 1936 (Board of Trade Records refer), and lthe following year being rated a '2nd Electrician'. He later landed up in the Union of South Africa, where he served variously with the Undion Defence Force, the South African Air Force and as a member of the South African Merchant Navy, with whom he earned the Burma Star from May 1944 while serving aboard the M.V. Luscmi. Discharged from the Merchant Navy in March 1946, his Medals were sent to him in March 1954 Thomas Trudgen returned to the United Kingdom in later life, and is recorded as having died at, the New Forest region of Hampshire, England, during the third quarter of 1972.

The medals are mounted in the swing-style, and as-worn by the recipient. The medals suspended on their original silk ribands from a mounting bar that retains the long hinged pin and clasp fittings

Sold together with a large file of hard copy service papers, confirming all the recipients service and medals

A most uncommon combination of officially named medals for the Second World War to a recipient who served in 3 x different services, and who as a Merchant Seaman - earned a very rare 'Burma Star' thus named

Condition: GVF

Code: 22795