British Mandate (1920-1948) |
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Samples of decorations awarded to British soldiers for service in Palestine | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distinguished Service Medal group with (navy) service medals for WW1 and WW2 |
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Distinguished Service Medal (George V - L.S. R.N. Palestine 1936), British War Medal, Victory Medal (Boy. 1 R.N..) , Naval General Service Medal bar Palestine 1936-39 (L.S. R.N.), 1939/45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, War Medal, Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (George V - coinage head) to W.A Richards. One of only 3 awards for Palestine. L.G. 5/11/1936 Leading Seaman, H.M.S. Durban 'For distinguished services rendered in connection with the emergency operations in Palestine during the period 15th April to 14 September 1936' One of the shore party under the command of Lieutenant P. Gretton, R.N. to assist the army in protecting convoys and the police in the control of Haifa during the riots |
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Source: www.british-medals.co.uk |
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire group |
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire 2nd. type Military, 1939/45 Star, Africa Star, Italy
Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, 1953 Coronation, General Service Medal with
Mention in Despatches emblem, 2
clasps. Palestine 1945-48, Near East (Col. O.B.E. Staff) to Col. W.E.
Farley. Commander of the Order of the British Empire L.G. 7/1/1949 for 'Gallant and distinguished services in Palestine, 27th september, 1947 to 26th March, 1948' Col. O.B.E. Royal Engineers Mentioned in despatches L.G. 7/1/1949 'Gallant and distinguished services in Palestine, 27th September 1945 to 26th March 1946 t/Col. O.B.E. Royal Engineers Mentioned in despatches L.G. 13/6/1957 'Services in the operations in the Near East, Oct.-Dec. 1956, t/Brig. O.B.E E.R.D. |
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Source: www.british-medals.co.uk |
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Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry group to British Sergeant, Palestine Police |
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Colonial Police Medal, George VI, 1st issue, for Gallantry (British Sgt. Dennis B. Richards, Palestine Police Force), India General Service Medal 1908 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (Tpr., 15-19 H.); G.S.M, 2 clasps, Palestine, Palestine 1945-48 (1127 T/2/B/Sjt. Pal. Police). Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry was published London Gazette 30 December 1947. Dennis Baily Richards joined the Palestine Police on 15 May 1932, having previously served in the 15th/19th Hussars in India. He served in the Palestine Police until the stand down on 15 May 1948. Served as a Sergeant in the Mounted Section. |
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Source: www.british-medals.co.uk |
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross |
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2nd. type, military), Distinguished Flying Cross (George VI), reverse dated 1938, Air Force Cross (George VI), reverse dated 1945, General Service Medal bar Palestine (A/Flt. Lt.), War Medal, Defence Medal to Air Commodore D.L. Amlot, R.A.F. Commander of the Order of the British Empire L.G. 7/6/1951 ‘Group captain (A/Air Commodore) Douglas Lloyd Amlot, D.F.C. A.F.C. R.A.F. ‘On advice of His Majesty’s Pakistan Ministers’ D.F.C. L.G. 22/11/1938 ‘For gallant and distinguished services rendered in Palestine’ A.F.C. L.G. 14/6/1945, Pilot Officer 1935, F/O 1938, Flt. Lt. 1940, Sqdn. Ldr. 1941, Wing Commander 1946, Gp. Capt. 1951, Air Commodore (A) 1958, ret. 1960. Served as Chief of Staff and second-in-command Pakistan Air Force. A total of 16 D.F.C’s awarded during the Palestine campaign (8 in 1938). |
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Source: www.british-medals.co.uk |
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Here follows the extraordinary edition (no.636) of the Palestine Gazette, published by the British authority during the mandate in Palestine. This is an announcement dated back to October 2nd, 1936 regarding the King's Police Medal (for gallantry) awarded to members of the Palestine Police. This single page like poster measures: 12 3/4x8 inch. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Colonial Police Gallantry Medal with Bar Group of Five |
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An Extremely Rare Colonial Police
Gallantry Medal with Bar Group of Five to Sergeant P.R. Adams, Palestine
Police Force. |
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Source: http://www.spink.com/ |
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Inter-War Palestine Distinguished Conduct Medal Group |
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An Extremely Rare 'Crowned Head'
Inter-War Palestine D.C.M. Group of Eight to Lieutenant L.L. Gasson,
Cheshire Regiment. D.C.M. London Gazette 6.11.1936 |
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Inter War 'Palestine' 1939 George Cross Group |
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The Extremely Rare Inter War 'Palestine' 1939 George
Cross Group of Five to Sergeant T. Atkinson, The Green Howards a) George Cross, reverse officially engraved 'No.4388265 Cpl. Thomas Atkinson, The Green Howards, 25th July. 1939.' b) General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine (4388265 Cpl. T. Atkinson. Green Howards.) c) 1939-1945 Star d) Defence and War Medals, last three medals impressed "Boots' style", '4388265 Sgt T. Atkinson G.C. The Green Howards', generally good very fine, mounted as originally worn. The George Cross replaced the Empire Gallantry Medal by Royal Warrant 24.9.1940. The original E.G.M. citation, published in the London Gazette 25.7.1939, states: No. 4388265 Corporal Thomas Atkinson, 1st Battalion, The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wale's Own Yorkshire Regiment) 'Corporal Atkinson, who was in charge of the mechanical transport when a truck caught fire at Jinsafut Camp, Palestine, on the 15th March, 1939, organized the removal of the remainder of the Mechanical Transport to a point clear of the burning truck. Without his initiative and energy in rallying the drivers, and assisting them to move their trucks out of danger, the remainder of the transport must have caught fire as well; and a general conflagration throughout the camp would have been inevitable. Corporal Atkinson was subsequently indefatigable in his efforts to subdue the fire right up to the time that he was severely burnt in endeavouring to save the life of one of his comrades.' Sergeant Thomas Atkinson, G.C. (1915-1997), born Redcar; educated at the West Dyke Central School; joined the Green Howards, 1933; posted with the 1st Battalion to Palestine, 1937, and served there during the height of terrorist activity, whilst the area was governed by Britain under a League of Nations Mandate; Atkinson's obituary which appeared in The Daily Telegraph offers further incite into his bravery during this tense and hostile time, 'On the evening of March 15 1939 a lorry caught fire at the Jinsafut Camp, an outpost of the 1st Battalion the Green Howards, 20 miles from Nablus in Palestine. Atkinson, as a Corporal, was in charge of mechanised transport at the camp. His first action was to rally the drivers to move eight other lorries parked close together in a double line in a narrow garage near the ammunition store in the confines of the high, rocky camp. Unless this could be done rapidly the fire would spread through the whole camp, endangering the lives of the 60 soldiers stationed there. The operation was made more hazardous by fuel that had shortly before been spilled when petrol cans for filling the lorries had been broached. The fire extinguishers proved too small to cope with the blaze, which soon spread over the floor of the garage. Atkinson and his men scraped up the earth to throw on the fire, but one young soldier slipped on to the burning petrol. Atkinson dived towards him in an attempt to pull him clear, but a petrol tank exploded and blew him several feet across the garage. When Atkinson came to, he found he was on fire from head to foot and that he had been partially blinded. Atkinson was being closely helped in his endeavours by Private Thomas "Jock" McAvoy, who, to avoid another explosion, carried out the approved procedure of piercing the petrol tank of a burning lorry with a pickaxe. He too was badly burned, but he and Atkinson had by then succeeded in preventing a worse disaster'; Atkinson went on to see further service during the Second World War. For this action two Empire Gallantry Medals were awarded to the Regiment (Atkinson and McAvoy), and two British Empire Medals (Brindle and Fowler). |
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George Medal and Second World War group awarded to Police Sergeant E.A. Smith, Palestine Police |
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The unique and exceptional Palestine Jewish Revolt Bombing of the King
David’s Hotel 22nd July 1946 George Medal, Palestine Arab Rebellion and
Second World War group awarded to Police Sergeant E.A. Smith, Palestine
Police, who in the aftermath of the infamous bombing in which 91 people were
killed and 46 injured, tunnelled for six hours beneath the debris despite
risk of explosive fumes, fire and collapse, to rescue three injured soldiers
trapped under the rubble. Group of 4: George Medal, GVI 2nd type bust; (SGT. EDWARD S. SMITH, PALESTINE POLICE); General Service Medal 1918-1962, GVI 1st type bust, 2 Clasps: Palestine, Palestine 1945-48; (1316 CONST. E A SMITH. PAL POLICE); Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-1945. Mounted swing style as worn. Source: http://www.london-medals.co.uk |
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Palestine B.E.M. group Royal Engineers |
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Palestine B.E.M. group Royal Engineers (42 F. Coy) who's services included
dealing with explosives and booby traps. British Empire Medal, (Military)
(GVI)., ( Lce. Cpl. R.E.); G.S.M. clasp, Palestine ( Spr. L. Morris, ),
1939/45 Star, Africa Star, War Medal, L.S. G.C. (GV1) ( Spr. R.E.), L.
Morris Source: http://www.british-medals.co.uk |
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