MAJOR FISH 2ND INDIAN AIR FORMATION WW2 BURMA & S.E. ASIA 1945 – 46 MEDALS ROYAL SIGNALS

A 1939- 45 Star, Burma Star, Defence and War Medals (1939 - 45) all un named as issued, General Service Medal (1918- 62), with clasp S.E. ASIA 1945 -46, impressed named MAJOR A.R.FISHER. R.SIGS. Swing mounted as worn & comes with original letters (3) related to his retirement and issue of GSM & clasp, also with copies of his obituary, medal roll, 1939 census and research.

Major Arnold Robert 'Taffy' Fish was born on 25/7/1911 at Kingston and was educated at the Tiffin School. Whilst there he played in the cricket XI and rugby XV and was Secretary of the Debating and Literary Society. Rather than heading onto further education, Fish joined a City Bank and eventually rose to become Director of Hill Samuel (today a part of the Lloyd's Group).

He was commissioned into the Royal Signals 29/11/1941 (service No 217928) and saw active service in Burma - it was said he went bald having 'got too close to the Japanese Army'. Later he served in South-East Asia (either Dutch East Indies or French Indo China in September - November 1945), being attached to the with 2nd (Indian) Air Formation Signals, retiring as a Major in April 1946.

He retired to Esher and forged his career in banking with his wife, with whom he had a son and daughter and died on the 28th July 2008. He was regarded as 'a true Gentleman'.

2nd (Indian) Air Formation Signals. Air Formation Signals were a regular army signals unit providing communications for the Tactical Air Force. They were responsible for all communications to airfields and TAF headquarters.