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Auction: 25001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 96

The campaign group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer Class II C. Burgess, Middlesex Regiment, who was taken prisoner of war at St. Valery 1940 and was later Commended by his C.O. for 'outstanding service' in Korea

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53 (6206327 Sjt. C. Burgess. MX.); U.N. Korea 1950-54; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (6206327 W.O. Cl. 2. C. Burgess. Mx.); Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R. (6206327 Cpl. C. Burgess. MX.), mounted as worn, sold together with a Middlesex Regiment, Veterans Association badge, light contact marks, edge bruising to last, very fine (7)

Clifford Burgess was born in June 1917 at Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of Albert and Clara Burgess. His father was a former soldier who saw Great War Service and died in 1921 as a result of an illness for which the family was awarded a pension.

Enlisting with the 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment) he was with them when they were posted to the 51st Highland Division for service in France in 1940. During the retreat from the Maginot Line they saw heavy fighting along the Somme line near Abbeville.

Finally they were pushed back along with the rest of the Division to St. Valery-en-Caux were they the Regiment separated. 'A' and 'D' Companies were trapped there whilst the rest of the Regiment managed to fight their way clear and evacuate via La Havre. In the event 274 men of the Regiment, including Burgess were taken prisoner of war after the bloody fighting in France.

After his capture he was taken to Stalag XXIB at Szubin, Poland and transferred to Stalag VIII-B at Lamsdorf. Liberated at the end of the War Burgess went on to see further service in Korea after the war. There the Battalion saw heavy fighting between 1950-51 and Burgess was commended by his Commanding Officer for 'outstanding service' (The Die Hards In Korea page 79 refers); sold together with copied paperwork.

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Estimate
£400 to £500

Starting price
£320