A Second World War Italy Campaign and long service medal group of 5: Trooper Walter Henry Ford, Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp
- The Italy Star
- Defence
- War Medal
- Efficiency Medal. GVI 1st issue 'Territorial' (556339 Tpr. W. H. Ford. R. Wilts. Yeo.)

The recipients unique 6 x digit British Army number is from the block 528001 - 721000 allocated to the corps of Hussars (the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry were trained as 'Light Cavalry') and was in use through 1941, with the numbers issued sequentially from the block to all new enlistees who were posted to the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry 1920-1941

Medals Verification: The campaign medals for the British Army 1939-45, and Efficiency Medal are not accessible in the Public Domain as of 2026. However all 4 x WW2 medals & clasp confirmed as entitled per below referenced sources:

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp: British Army WW2 MIC refers - star sent 01/09/48
- The Burma Star. No clasp: British Army WW2 MIC refers - star sent 01/09/48
- Defence Medal: British Army WW2 MIC refers - medal sent 01/09/48
- War Medals 1939-45: British Army WW2 MIC refers - medal sent 01/09/48
- Efficiency Medal. GVI I 'Territorial': Awarded for 12 years service, war service counting double

The WW2 medals were sent to the recipient at the belowGloucestershirre address:

Slaughter Farm
Bourton-on-the-Water
Gloucestershire
England

Walter Henry Ford, first born son of Albert Henry Ford (described as a 'Ploughman' in 1921) & Lilian Mary Ford (nee Ireland) was a native of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, where he was born on 27 June 1912, and where on, 18 August 1912, he was baptized in the parish of Painswick, Stroud. There are several  articles  and mentions of Walter Henry Ford in the local Cheltenham, newspapers from the inter-war years - and well worth the reading. During the Second World War Trooper Ford, served throughout the duration including overseas combat service in Itlay in 1944, where the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry as part of the 9th Armoured Brigade fought in support of the 78th Infantry Division, the 4th Indian Division and the 10th Indian Infantry Division. Trooper Ford took his discharge from the British Army on, 9 November 1945 (his British Army WW2 Medal Index Card refers). The death of Walter Henry Ford, was registered at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, during the last quarter of 1985

All 5 x medals fitted with their original silk ribands, each of which has been sewn with stitched thread

Condition: GVF 

Code: 26342