Watch List notes:

MILITARY MEDALS. A Collection of Prisoner of War Groups and Medals. WWII 'POW' Group of 3 awarded to Sergeant Charles W Turner, 5th Battalion, Queen's Regiment, captured 21 May 1940 at Bellancourt near Abbeville, France, 1939-1945 Star, War Medal, 1939-1945, Efficiency Medal, G VI R, Territorial (6083483 Sjt. C. W. Turner. Queens.); the last officially impressed, the remainder unnamed as issued, group court mounted on board for display, sold with 'The Queen's Royal Regiment Old Comrades Association Badge by J R Gaunt, London. Lightly toned, the latter a little polished, otherwise good very fine. (4)
ex Norman J Collett collection
Charles William Turner was born 17 July 1910, and had previously worked prior to military service as a Dairy Foreman living at 88 Peabody Road, South Farnborough, Hampshire. He enlisted for service with the 5th Battalion Queen's Regiment 6 December 1936, and was captured and taken prisoner 21 May 1940 at Bellancourt. He was held at Stalag XX-B at Marienburg, Poland from May to August 1941, at Stalag XX-A at Thorn, Poland between August 1941 to August 1942, and finally at Stalag 383 in Hohenfels, Bavaria, Germany, from August 1942 to April 1945. The recipient is believed to have died in Surrey in 1980. Sold with photocopy 'General Questionnaire for British/American Ex-Prisoners of War' showing his Company Commander as Captain J W M Mansel.

Estimate: £100-150