WW2 Corinth Canal Casualty Medal Group of Three with Box of Issue & Condolence Slip – Tpr. G.P. Pepper, 4th Queen’s Own Hussars (Royal Armoured Corps) – K.I.A. 26/4/1941

A second world war casualty medal group awarded to 7893919 Trooper George Phillip Pepper, 4th Queen’s Own Hussars (Royal Armoured Corps), who was sadly killed in action and is remembered at Athens Memorial. 

1939-45 Star unnamed as issued 
Africa Star unnamed as issued 
War Medal 1939-45 unnamed as issued 

The medals are in good condition and come with original box of issue addressed to Mrs D. Pepper and condolence slip. 

Killed in Action – 26th April 1941 

George Phillip Pepper was from Hexthorpe, Doncaster. 

On the 26th April 1941 the Corinth Canal Bridge, held by three tanks and four platoons of men from RHQ, was attacked by over 1000 German glider and paratroops. They eventually overran the British but not before the bridge was successfully blown up. 

The group comes with research including war diary entries for April 1941.