TWO FAMILIES OF MEDALS

TWO FAMILIES OF MEDALS, awarded to father and son, PTE W. J. Lindsay of the Army Service Corps comprising 1914-15 Star, War Medal and Victory Medal, and Warrant Officer George William Lindsay comprising General Service Medal with Malaya clasp, Korean Medal and United Nations Service Medal with Korea clasp George Lindsay enlisted in 1947 and served until his death in 1964 at the young age of 41. During his service and time stationed in Kuwait he was famously imprisoned by the Iraqi army after himself and two colleagues allegedly strayed over the Iraq border. He was imprisoned from 12/7/61 until diplomatic release on 14/12/61. He was also stationed on Christmas Island from 8/8/56 until 28/9/57 during "Operation Grapple" the UK's first phase of nuclear testing. The medals are accompanied by an extremely extensive account of George's service in the form of photos, letters between himself and his family (including during his time in prison), official papers and general ephemera (qty) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)