Duplicate Issue of Medals
General Service Medal 1918-1962 Bar Malaya Awarded to 4011014 Cpl WA Titmarsh RAF. Issued 1st May 1953.
With medal transmission slip in box of issue
General Service Medal 1918-1962 Bar CYPRUS awarded to 1876 Police Sergeant WA Titmarsh. In box of issue.
William Arthur Titmarsh was awarded the General Service Medal with Clasp Malaya as a Corporal in The Royal Air Force. It may well be that he was a National Serviceman.
At some point William became a Constable in the Metropolitan Police. He volunteered to go to Cyprus to assist the local powers in policing the Island during the EOKA Terrorist campaign. He served in the Island from 5th of March 1956 to the 4th of December 1957. All volunteers with the rank of constable were elevated to the rank of Sergeant whilst in Cyprus
The UN Cyprus medal was with the group when purchased. The UN Cyprus Medal was issued from 1964 to present day, so it is unknown why it was in with the other two medals.
Clearly the Malaya and Cyprus GSMs are to the same man, but were a duplicate issue.