Four: Sergeant J. W. K. Carthew, Royal Army Pay Corps, late King’s Shr

Sergeant J. W. K. Carthew, Royal Army Pay Corps, late Royal Artillery and King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (4029660 Pte. J. W. K. Carthew. K.S.L.I.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (4029660 Sjt. J. W. K. Carthew. R.A.P.C.) mounted as worn,

Condition very fine 

Footnote

James Wallace Kildare Carthew was born in County Kildare, Ireland, on 16 March 1906 and attested for the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry at Shrewsbury on 12 February 1925. He served with the 1st Battalion in India from 15 November 1926, before being posted back to the Depot on 7 January 1933, and transferred to the Reserve on 21 January 1933. Re-attested for the Royal Artillery on 7 June 1938, he transferred to the Royal Army Pay Corps on 29 August 1939, ands was advanced Sergeant on 22 September 1945. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 27 June 1949, and died still in service on 8 November 1950.

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