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Auction: 25111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 645

(x) Six: Sapper T. W. Reece, 2nd Field Troop, 11th Independent Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers

Australia, Active Service Medal 1945-75, 1 clasp, Malaysia (16394 T.W. Reece); General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula (16394 T.W. Reece D) duplicate medal; Australian Service Medal 1945-75, 2 clasps, SE Asia, Thailand (16394 T.W. Reece); Australian Defence Medal (16394 T W Reece); Anniversary of National Service 1951-1972 Medal (1722683 T W Reece); Malaysia, Federation, Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal (1722683 T W Reece), very fine (6)

Note, the entire group believed to be an officially named duplicate set.

Trevor Wilmot Reece was born on 26 April 1937 in Queensland. A carpenter he enlisted at Brisbane under the national service scheme on 15 August 1956 in the Royal Australian Engineers. After a period of training Trevor was posted to the 7th Field Squadron at Brisbane on 20 April 1962 and 2nd Field Troop on 29 May 1963.

2 Field Troop RAE was raised in 1963 as part of Australia's contribution to the Far East Strategic Reserve, which aimed to counter Communist aggression in Southeast Asia. The Troop was deployed to Malaysia and came under the command of 11 Independent Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, as part of 28 Commonwealth Brigade. 2 Field Troop replaced previous Australian engineer troops that had been deployed to Malaysia since 1955. The Troop's posting was part of Australia's support for the newly formed Federation of Malaysia against hostility from Indonesia.

Reece's service record confirms he served in Singapore from November 1963 to January 1964, Thailand January to April 1964, Singapore May 1964 to April 1965, Borneo April 1965 to October 1965. He was discharged on 21 October 1966.

Reece died on 24 July 2010; sold together with copy service record and copied research.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£260

Starting price
£100