1939-45 Star; France & Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45 - unnamed as awarded. With condolence award slip and original box of issue addressed to Mrs R.A.F. Bulman, Roylands, Croyde Bay, Braunton, North Devon
John Reginald Bulman, the son of Captain John James Bulman and his wife Rose Agatha Ford Bulman, was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps, on 12 March 1944. He served during the Second World War in North West Europe post-D-Day, and died of wounds in Normandy on 12 August 1944, aged 21, being posthumously Mentioned in Despatches ‘in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe’ (London Gazette 10 May 1945).
He is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery; his headstone reads: ‘John - So greatly loved and honoured. A very true, lovable and gallant scout.’
Sold with a Boy Scouts lapel badge
