World War 2 Burma medal set P.O.W. Japanese Death Railway framed.
A stunning piece of World War 2 history,
Medals awarded to Signalman Harry Easter who lived at 184 Broadway, lupset, Wakefield and Yorks. He was captured at the fall of Singapore and was a POW of the Japanese who forced him and others to work on the death railway.
Rank: LC/PL
Number: 2356672
DOB: 18th July 1906
Captured Singapore 15th Feb 1942
18th Div R.S.O Signal
Enlisted 28th Nov 1941
Medals in a purpose frame,
Full size:
1939-1945 Star medal,
Pacific star with Burma clasp medal,
1939-1945 medal,
Defence medal.
Miniature:
1939-1945 Star medal,
Pacific star with Burma clasp medal,
1939-1945 medal,
Defence medal,
Burma star association pin,
Royal Corps of Signals cap badge.
Spoon and knife given to the signalman from a American sailor who was captured after his ship (USS Houston) was sunk in the battle of the Java sea.
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