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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 152

The Second War M.B.E. Group of Four to Captain G.T. Firth, Wiltshire Home Guard, Late Merchant Navy
a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Member's (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver
b) British War Medal (George T. Firth)
c) Mercantile Marine War Medal (George T. Firth)
d) Defence Medal, toned, good very fine or better, with the Bestowal Document for the M.B.E., named to Captain George Taunton Firth, and dated 2.6.1943; and the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate

One: Lance-Corporal C.W. Noble, Wiltshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient's Wiltshire Regiment shooting medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1939), the obverse engraved '7th. Batt. Wilts. H.G.', the reverse engraved 'Shooting Competition 1942 11 Plat. C. Coy.', and the edge engraved 'L/C. C.W. Noble.'

One: Lieutenant H.D. Kill, Wiltshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue addressed to 'Mr. H.D. Kill, 15 Harnham Road, Salisbury' (7)

M.B.E. London Gazette 2.6.1943 Captain George Taunton Firth, Wiltshire Home Guard.

Captain George Taunton Firth, born Barrow-in-Furness, 1896; served during the Great War with the Merchant Navy in the Adriatic; promoted Captain, 16.4.1942, and served with the 11th (Factory) Battalion, Wiltshire Home Guard, 21.3.1941 - 31.12.1944.

Lance-Corporal C.W. Noble served with the 7th (Salisbury) Battalion, Wiltshire Home Guard.

Lieutenant H.D. Kill, promoted Lieutenant, 1.12.1943, and served with the 8th (Sarum City) Battalion, Wiltshire Home Guard.

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