1939-45 Star; France & Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45 - unnamed as awarded with original condolence award slip and medal box of issue.
Arthur Walter Apthorpe was born in Pancras, London in 1926. He was only 18 years old when he was Killed in Action with the 6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers in the Reichswald Forest in Germany on 24 February 1945.
When the Allied offensive was renewed in February 1945, 53rd (Welsh) Division was ion XXX Corps which was tasked with clearing the Reichswald in Operation Veritable. This saw some of the most bitter fighting of the campaign, amid mud and mines, the 53rd Division's experience fighting through the Reichswald itself to Goch and Weeze was described by General Horrocks' as one of the most unpleasant weeks of the war. It was here that Apthorpe lost his life.
According to the 1939 Register his family were living at 4 Penryn Street, St Pancras, London.
Medals are in good condition unless indicated otherwise. Sold with some research.
