Item #M0465-14
Includes:
1. Victory Medal (28684 PTE. A.E. BECKETT. L'POOL R. ; in bronze gilt, measuring 36.2 mm in diameter, original ribbon);
2. Burma Star (in bronze, measuring 37.5 mm (w) x 44.5 mm (h), original ribbon);
3. Pacific Star ( in bronze, measuring 38 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), original ribbon);
4. National Safety First Association Drivers Award for 5 Years Safe Driving Competition with Four Clasps (in silver with red enamels, recipient engraved "J.A. STONES", maker marked "JAW & Co" (J.A. Wylie & Company), marked with an anchor (made in Birmingham), the British lion and date marked "P" (1939) on the reverse, measuring 28 mm (w) x 30.5 mm (h), with one silver clasp dated "1941" on its original ribbon, suspended from a hanger with pinback dated "1939");
5. Canada: Defence Medal, Canadian Issue (in silver, measuring 36 mm in diameter, original ribbon); 6. New Zealand: New Zealand War Service Medal (in cupro-nickel, measuring 36.2 mm (w) x 51 mm (h) inclusive of its dual ferns suspension, original ribbon, wear and oxidation spots evident on the reverse from storage).
Ranging from near fine to near extremely fine.
Footnote: In regards to the Victory Medal, 28684 Private Albert E. Beckett served with the Liverpool Regiment, entering the Egyptian theatre on October 10, 1915. After the war, he was discharged from service upon demobilization, entitled to the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.