Royal Marines Officers Dress Uniform of Major P H B Wall, Awarded the Military Cross in 1945 for Gallantry with the 48th Royal Marine Commando, Part of the 4th Commando Brigade, blue four pocket tunic with medal ribbon bar to the breast pocket which includes the MC ribbon and the American Legion of Merit. Officers regimental collar badges, brass RM titles, majors rank crown and Royal Marines buttons. To the arm is scarce black backed padded parachute qualification jump wing. Black cloth lining to the interior. Accompanied by matching trousers with red strip to the leg. The trousers have inked name, tunic has no name.Major Patrick Henry Bligh Wall, served with 48 Royal Marine Commando part of the 4th Commando brigade, when he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in action. The recommendation for the award was as follows, ‘On the night 20/21 Apr, 1945, Major Wall as second-in-command and patrol master of the commando, decided to lead, himself, the first patrol across the River Maas in the Biebosch area, penetrating 7000 yards in front of our forward defence locality. Here, he thrice encountered the enemy in much the same strength as himself and in shooting it out with them, caused them several casualties. Major Wall himself was the only casualty in the patrol and had a slight bullet scratch across his hand. Under Major Wall’s leadership and fired by his example of unflagging energy, the patrol moved about in enemy occupied territory for 36 hours without food, beating the enemy on every occasion they were met. When touch with his boats was lost, Major Wall, though an indifferent swimmer, ordered Lt Kingsley to take over command, and he himself led a small swimming party in a break out attempt. The result of the patrol, which was organised planned and led by Major Wall, was much useful information gained, several casualties, including four killed, inflicted on the enemy without loss to our side. Only the fact that one prisoner was killed by the enemy in a subsequent dash and two others wounded had to be left for humane reasons with morphia, prevented the patrol from bringing back a prisoner.’ C&T Auctioneers sold the same officers service dress tunic on 26th July 2022, lot number 652.

WW2 British Red Cross Society Officers Service Dress Tunic, four pocket khaki service dress tunic with black buttons of the society, embroidered red cross to arm and red on black ‘BRITISH’ shoulder titles. Cloth lined interior with the internal pocket having tailors label with 1941 date and name of the original owner, ‘15482 H I MAISTER’. Some scattered mothing but still an interesting tunic.