An Order of St. John & World Wars service in German South West Africa & Salonika and long service medal group of 7: Assistant Commissioner Wilfred Sweet, Cape of Good Hope District, St, John Ambulance Brigade, late Sergeant South African Medical Corps

- Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Officer‘s (Brother’s) breast badge. Silver and enamel
- 1914-15 Star (4294 Sgt. W. Sweet S.A.M.C.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (4294 Sgt. W. Sweet. S.A.M.C.)
- Union of South Africa: Bilingual Interallied Victory Medal (4294 Sgt. W. Sweet. S.A.M.C.)
- War Medal 1939-45;
- Union of South Africa: Africa Service Medal (295940 W. Sweet.)
- Service Medal of the Order of St John. With bar (6670 W. Sweet. Sth. Africa. S.J.A.B. 1951)

Sold together with:

- A further single 'Additional Award Bar' (Silver or S/P) for the St. John Service Medal. In named card box of issue

The card box for the further award bar, has the typed label '2nd Bar: Asst. Comm. Mr. W. Sweet'

Award Verification: The award of the Order of St. John 'Officer was pubished in the London Gazette issue of 2 July 1963

Wilfred Sweet was born in Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa, and having attested for the South African Medical Corps served with them during the Great War in German South-West Africa, 1914-15, and then on attachment to the Royal Army Medical Corps in Salonika, 1916-18; he saw further service in South Africa with the South African Medical Corps during the Second World War. Appointed a Serving Brother of the Order of St John in January 1959 (London Gazette 13 January 1959), he was advanced to an Officer of the Order in June 1963 whilst serving as Assistant Commissioner of the Cape of Good Hope District, St. John Ambulance Brigade. He retired in June 1965

See item code 25964, for the medals of the recipients daughter-in-law, who served overseas as a Nurse during the Italy Campaign, where she was a member of the South African Army Nursing Service

The medals mounted in the swing-style (with frayed ribands) and as-worn by the recipient. The reverse of the medal mounting bar retaining its long hinged pin & clasp fittings 

Condition: VF

Code: 25992