Baldwin & Sons
Auction 75 26 September 2012
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MILITARY MEDALS. Campaign Groups. WWII Pair awarded to Platoon Sergeant William James Percival, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, killed in action at Dunkirk 31 May 1940, 1939-45 Star (2614470 Sgt W. J. Percival Gren Gds), War Medal, 1939-1945 (2614470 W. J. Percival Gren Gds); medals privately named in a modern style; pair court mounted for display. Good extremely fine. (2)
Platoon Sergeant William James Percival, the son of William and Alice Percival, of Faversham Kent, enlisted for service with the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards in 1936. Having also served with the 2nd Battalion prior to mobilisation, he was sent on active service with the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards as part of the BEF. He served in a Bren Gun Carrier Platoon, comprised largely of Vickers-Armstrong 'Universal Carrier' tankettes, armoured with Bren Guns and Anti-Tank Guns. Platoon Sergeant Percival was killed in action at Dunkirk 31 May – 1 June 1940. Sold with useful documentation and several original photographs, one in full parade dress, another showing him alongside the 'Universal Carrier' armoured tankettes
Estimate: £80-100.
Platoon Sergeant William James Percival, the son of William and Alice Percival, of Faversham Kent, enlisted for service with the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards in 1936. Having also served with the 2nd Battalion prior to mobilisation, he was sent on active service with the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards as part of the BEF. He served in a Bren Gun Carrier Platoon, comprised largely of Vickers-Armstrong 'Universal Carrier' tankettes, armoured with Bren Guns and Anti-Tank Guns. Platoon Sergeant Percival was killed in action at Dunkirk 31 May – 1 June 1940. Sold with useful documentation and several original photographs, one in full parade dress, another showing him alongside the 'Universal Carrier' armoured tankettes
Estimate: £80-100.