General Service Medal 1918-62, with clasps, 'South East Asia 1945-46', and 'Malaya', awarded to Colonel John Anthony Stafford Fearfield, Royal Signals, attached to Force 136
Fearfield served with Force 136 of the Special Operations Executive, during 1942-1945. Force 136 operated in Asia against the Japanese. Commanded by British officers, it recruited indigenous people in Burma, Malaya, China and Thailand to assist in sabotage and intelligence gathering.
From medal group including, Order of the British Empire, 1939-45 Star, Burma Star 1941-45, Defence Medal 1939-45, British War Medal 1939-45 and United Nations Korea Medal 1950-1954.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1999-09-67-6
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1999-09-67-6
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