A Battle of El Alamein, Killed-in-Action - 'The Turning of the Tide' - medal group of 3: Corporal Thomas Albert Nodder 11th (lst Bn.The Queen's Westminsters) Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Africa Star. With '8th Army' clasp
- War Medal

Sold together with:

- Original named card box of issue addressd to the deceased's wife
- Official named Army Council medals transmittal letter sent to the deceased's wife

Killed-in-Action: 6853345 Corporal Thomas Albert Nodder, 11th (1st Bn. The Queen's Westminster's) Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps is confirmed having been Killed-in-Action at the great desert victory of the Battle of El Alamein, 26 October 1942

Thomas Albert Nodder was the son of Thomas William Nodder & Ada Jane Nodder, and the husband of Gladys Daisy Nodder (nee Peacock) of Hackney, London. At the time of his death in action, he was 24 years of age. His body was recovered from the battlefield, and now lies buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery located at the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt, where his life and supreme sacrifice is commemorated in perpetuity by the CWGC. His memorial headstone is inscribed with a tender epitaph from his wife;

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STEEL TRUE BLADE STRAIGHT BELOVED BY ALL WAS MY MATE. EVER YOURS. GLADYS

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Thomas Albert Nodder, married Gladys Daisy Peacock, in Hackney, London, during the last quarter of 1941 - prior to embarking for overseas service in Egypt. The deceased's widow Gladys Daisy Nodder (nee Peaccock), subsequently re-married, John Frederick Wilkins at Hackney, London, during the 3rd quarter of 1947, the medals being sent to the London address of Gladys, which was:

Mrs Gladys Wilkins
25 Rochester Road
Camden Town
London NW1

Medals & Clasp Verification: As of 2026, there are no British Army medal rolls for the Second World War in the public domain. WW2 British Army medal index cards are an incomplete series especially with respect to awards sent to the notified next of kin are not in the public domain. We can however confirm that all 4 x medals and clasp were sent to the deceased's widow per the enumerated medals transmittal letter

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