23rd Mar, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
3016
A Scarce Group of Six Second World War South African Air Force Medals, awarded to 59221 B.D.BOUWER, comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with clasp NORTH AFRICA 1942-43, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Africa Service Medal, all officially named, with a typed note stating 'Barend Daniel Bouwer, a motor mechanic, attested for full time service in the S.A.A.F. on 25th January 1940. He served throughout the war and was finally discharged on 21st June 1946. Scarce group as 21st Squadron (in which he served in Africa) were the only S.A.A.F. unit to qualify for the bar'.
Sold for £80
Estimated at £100 - £150
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 23rd Mar, 2022
Militaria and Ethnographica Sales encompass items across diverse areas of collecting, from European and Eastern armour to 18th and 19th century firearms, military uniforms and documents, edged weapons, World War I and World War II ephemera, masonic regalia and medals.
Also included are a vast range of objects created in the early 20th century or earlier by indigenous cultures around the world, from early American civilisations to African tribes and Polynesian island cultures, incorporating religious idols, domestic and ritual objects, figurative sculpture, jewellery and weapons of all descriptions.
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Tuesday 22 March 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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