A good pre war Palestine B.E.M. group Royal Engineers (42 F. Coy) who’s services included dealing with explosives and booby traps
£950.00
1 in stock
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
B.E.M. L.G. 11/5/1937.
One of just eight such awards for the pre-war Palestine operations and unique to the Royal Engineers.
Services of 42nd Field Company included the punitive destruction of Arab houses and the removal of booby-traps
Two officers from the same unit received M.B.Es for this period of operations in Palestine, their recommendations citing ‘the destruction by explosives of houses in Old Jaffa.’
