A 'Gunner's' North West Europe campaign medal group of 3: 932598 Gunner Eric William Hollingworth, Royal Artillery

- The 1939-1945 Star
- The France & Germany Star
- War Medal

The medals all Royal Mint issues complete with their original silk ribands as issued and contained in their official named card box of issue from Royal Artillery (Field) Records, this addressed to:

Mr E. W Hollingworth
286 Wherstead Road
Ipswich
Suffolk

The Royal Artillery Attestation records held by The National Archives show that Eric William Hollingworth attested for the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1939, at which time he was allocated the unique Army Number 980429, and was initially posted to the war raised 9th Field Training Field Regiment Royal Artillery (9 Fd Trg Regt, was located at Harrogate, Yorkshire, between 1939 and its disbandment in 1943). Eric took his discharge from the British Army on 8 April 1946

Eric William Hollingsworth, son of Lionel Henry Hollingsworth (Engine Driver, L.N.E. Railway) and Ivy Anna Dora Hollingsworth (nee Howe) was a native of Sudbury, Suffolk, England, where he was born on 14 March 1923. Growing up, Eric, resided with his family, comprising parents and older brother Kenneth Lionel Sutton Hollingsworth, at, 286 Wherstead Road, Ipswich. After taking his discharge from the British Army, Eric married Joan Olive Gooding, at Ipswich, on, 23 September 1950. Eric is recorded as having died in Tring, Suffolk, England, on, 5 February 2003

Condition: Medals about EF

Code: 21295