A confirmed 'Desert Rat's' Palestine and Second World War campaign medal group of 6: Sergeant John Haw Falkingham, 7th Armoured Division Signals Regiment late Royal Corps of Signals

- General Service Medal 1918. GVI 'Palestine' (2321443. Sgln. J. Falkingham. R. Signals)
- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Africa Star. With contemporary tailors 'slider' clasp '8th Army'
- The Italy Star
- The France & Germany Star
- War Medal

John Haw Falkingham was a native of, York, Yorkshire, England on, 6 June 1913 and joined the Royal Signals in the early 1930s. Initially drafted to India in 1933 with the 5th Divisional Signal Company, he transferred in 1936 to the 1st Cavalry Brigade Signal Company at Risalpur. Transferred to Palestine for service with the Palestine Force Signals, he returned home to England in 1939 and was court martialed; convicted of fraud, he received 28 days’ detention in August 1939 (hence no subsequent issue of the Military Long Service and Good Conduct Medal)

Sergeant Falkingham, experienced extensive campaign service during the Second World War, being in the thick of the action in North Africa, Italy and North-West Europe during the Second World War, where he served throughout with the famous 'Desert Rats' 7th Armoured Division. Post war Falkingham is recorded in 1947 as a Sergeant with the 7th Armoured Division Signals Regiment at Bad Rothenfelde, in Germany. The following year he formed part of the Hannover District Signal Squadron, before taking civilian employment as a security officer in Surrey. He died at Guildford on 13 July 1974.

Sold with some photocopied research relating to the Court Martial at Bulford Camp including military group photographs (Germany, 1947) with the recipient identified, this latter extracted from the regimental journal of the Royal Corps of Signals

A desirable campaign medals to a hard fighting NCO 'Desert Rat' Signaller

Condition: About EF

Code: 23826