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Auction: 4004 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 95

An Interesting Collection of Medals and Correspondence Relating to Corporal C.R. Culley, 9 Royal Fusiliers, Taken Prisoner at the Salerno Landings, Italy 1944 a) Five: 1939-45, Africa with 8th Army Bar, and Italy Stars, Defence and War Medals, extremely fine b) Original Documents including recipient's Soldiers Pay Book, pre-war Driving Licence, post-war Clothing Book, post-war Ration Book, National Identity Card c) Plastic Fusiliers Cap Badge and Three Cloth Uniform Badges d) Printed matter regarding Culley's postings to India and South Africa prior to the landings in Italy e) Stalag VIIIB Wooden Identity Tag f) Four Red Cross Parcel Content Lists dated 1944/1945 g) 68 letters and postcards home from various Prisoner of War Camps, all stamped and dated, and a number of air-mail letters and airographs sent home prior to Culley's capture h) other related documents and letters i) British War Medal to Corporal Culley's father (209275 Gnr. L.W.S. Culley R.A.), the lot generally in very fine condition Estimate £ 200-300

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