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Auction: 20003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 454

Seven: Major G. J. Wiliams, Royal Corps of Signals, later Pakistan Corps of Signals, awarded the Croix de Guerre for actions in North West Europe in July and August 1944

1939-45 Star; France & Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Territorial Efficiency Decoration, E.II.R., the reverse officially dated '1953'; France, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated '1939'; Pakistan Independence (T/Maj. G. J. Williams P. Sig.), first, second and fourth privately engraved 'Capt G. J. Williams R. Sigs.', good very fine (7)

Croix de Guerre, the citation states:

'This Officer has commanded a Bde Signal Section since landing in this theatre. Throughout the operations in France he was a constant inspiration to and a fine leader of his men.

Particularly during the operations at Maltot 11 July 1944 and Pt 112 July 1944 and again at Mt Pincon August 1944, he personally ensured that his line and wireless communications were maintained in spite of constant heavy shelling and mortaring.'

Geoffret John Williams was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Corps of Signals on 28 June 1939 and was commanding 61st Divisional Signals at Birmingham in September 1939. Advanced Lieutenant on 1 January 1941 and Captain on 26 April 1942, he landed with the 43rd Division in June 1944 at Courseulles and shared in the fighting on the River Odon near Caen during Operation Bluecoat. They thence spent the winter fighting through the Rhineland and Williams left his unit at Goch just before the Rhine crossing. Attached to a Combined Operations Signals Course at Troon in March 1945, he joined HQ Indian Beach Group at Bombay in preparation of Operation Zipper. With the fall of Japan, the Division landed at Port Dickson in September 1945. Remaining for further service in India, he was with the Pakistani Signals upon their formation - which comprised 98 Officers, 35 of them British - in August 1947. Promoted Major in August 1952, he was awarded the T.D. in June 1953 and retired on 1 February 1955; sold with copied research.

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Sold for
£300

Starting price
£210