Important collection of militaria belonging to Robert Wellesley Smith, Royal Marines Commando

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Important collection of militaria belonging to Robert Wellesley Smith, Royal Marines during WW11 II to include bar with 5 medals – 1939 -1945 medal, The Defence medal, 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star and the Burma Star, 2 Royal Marines Commando patches, 2 RM cap badges, 2 Royal Marines round patches, ribbon bar, Certificate of Service, ID Card, photograph of Robert Smith, Tracings for Route for Ferry Craft which had been cleared of mines and marking safe passage from Plymouth to France, map of English Channel Eastbourne to Poole, cloth map of Siam (Thailand) (Part of) Sumatra (North) sheet E, leaflet from Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force signed by Dwight Eisenhower, Japanese paper fan, silk souvenir postcard 1940 France, boxed Japanese writing set, boxed wooden chopsticks, Japanese flag and pennant, reproduction D-Day newspaper from The Times, June 7th, 1944 all in original military wooden crate. Family have given story of his wartime experiences. PLEASE NOTE His SOE Escape Knife and Signed Tang offered in the the next lot

Militaria,Sporting,Cameras,Symphonion,Jewellery,Watches,Clocks,Oriental,Fine China,Furniture

Gary Don Auctioneers

Mccarthy's Business Centre

Enterprise House

Education Road

Leeds

LS7 2AL

United Kingdom

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