WW2 Medal Group & Effects to Galliers Royal Marines.

An extensive group of medal and effects to one man who saw long service in the Royal marines, ending his carrier as Colour Sergeant.
This lot comprises of his WW2 medal group mounted as worn including 1939/45 star, Atlantic star, Pacific star, Defence medal, 1939/45 war medal and QEII Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct medal correctly named to RM 15647 J. D. Galliers. Cpl. R.M. his medal group comes still pined to his black blazer with Royal marine buttons and bullion pocket badge. Royal Marine tie, Commando HQ3 tie. Royal Marines Plaque, HMS Anson Ships plaque, HMS Anson Bullion Badge, WW2 and later Royal marine badges, shoulders and buttons. Royal Marines Colour Sergeants bullion dress sleeve badge, RM Association enamelled badge and all his original service documents, Wounds & Hurts document, trade certificate, discharge certificate and other documents a paperwork including a letter from the MOD confirming his father WW1 war service with the Royal Field Artillery.
Jack Douglas Galliers was born on the 6th August 1922 in Kennington, south London. He enlisted into the Royal Marines in March 1940 and placed with the Chatham division for training. In February 1941 he was transferred to the 103rd Royal Marine Brigade, probably for specialist training. From August 1942 to June 1943 he was stationed at HMS Britannia II, here he was on the Home-Based Ledger with the RM Training Group for specialist training. From July 1943 to March 1944, he served aboard HMS Anson escorting nine Russian convoys in the Arctic by December 1943 as a gunner. She took part in diversionary moves to draw attention away from Operation Husky in July 1943. In October the same year she took part in Operation Leader. In February 1944 she provided cover for Operation Tungsten, the successful air strike against the German battleship Tirpitz. He was promoted to Corporal in May 1944 and still serving on board HMS Anson when Rear Admiral Cecil Harcourt accepted the surrender of Japanese forces occupying Hong Kong. And after the war when the vessel became the flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron of the British Pacific Fleet.
In September 1946 he returned to the Chatham division, most Marines were stationed there after the war for demobilisation, but Jack decided to remain serving with the RM. He relinquished his rank of private to become a Marine again and post war he served on HMS Dido. In May 1947 he underwent his RM commando training and from 1948 he served many short stints on various ships. He was promoted again to corporal in December 1949 and was intermittently in Commando training. His term of service was up in 1953 and he enrolled into the Royal Fleet reserve, but this was obviously not enough for Jack and enlisted again into the RM in 1956. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1958 and reclassified as Driver, no long to serve on ships but with land-based units, taking his Sergeant qualifications and receiving his LS&GC in the same year. He had the honour of being made colour sergeant in 1963 and finally left the RM in June 1965 after 25 years of service. I have only touched on this man’s service history here, both original service documents from fist and second term are included.
After leaving the marines, it is not known what jack went on to do in the way of employment. Jack may have been married twice, to Gladys E E Leach in January 1945 in Surrey, and Lilla O’Cauvin, October 1967 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Sadly, Jack died on 14th February 2012 at the age of 90.
All of his items are in very good condition, a fantastic lot to a long serving Marine.

Code: 31579