Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Noel Page TD** Royal Army Pay Corps
General Service Medal'Canal Zone'. Efficiency Decoration 'T&AVR' and two clasps.
The Man Edwin Noel Page was born in Streatham, London on Thursday 14th December 1933, his mother’s maiden name was Lane.
Following his education Edwin worked in the Insurance business and in 1952 aged 18, was called up for his National Service with service number 22805857. He became an Officer Cadet and on 12th April 1953 was Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) with service number 428156.
He saw service during the Canal Zone incident in Egypt between 1952 and 1954 being awarded his General Service Medal with ‘Canal Zone’ clasp some 50 years later in 2003.
Edwin was promoted to Lieutenant and Paymaster on 15th November 1954 and on 12th April 1955, presumably upon the end of his National Service commitment was transferred from the active list to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers (RARO) in the Royal Pioneer Corps (RPC) retaining his seniority.
During 1958 he visited Canada, returning to the UK abord the RMS Saxonia of the Cunard Steam Ship Company sailing from Montreal on 25th July 1958.
On 12th April 1960 Edwin re-enlisted into the Territorial Army as a Lieutenant with the same service number and was transferred from the RARO into the Royal Artillery with seniority dating from 12th September 1958 and relinquishing his Commission in the RARO and RPC. In November 1962 he was placed onto the unattached list and then seconded to the University of London Officer Training Corps on 1st June 1963 and back into TARO on 5th July 1966.
On 12th November 1974 he was transferred from TARO back into the RAPC Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserves’ (T&AVR) and appointed Acting Captain the same day and Captain on 12th November 1975 followed by promotion to Major on 28th August 1978.
Edwin was awarded his Efficiency Decoration ‘T&AVR’ in the London Gazette of 9th January 1979 and his first clasp in the LG of 18th June 1985. He retired from the TA on 11th November 1990 aged 57 and subsequently joined the Combined Cadet Force, Gordon’s School Contingent in Woking, Surrey and reverted to the substantive rank of Lieutenant on 8th August 1991. In the London Gazette of 27th August 1991, he was awarded the second clasp to his TD.
On 30th November 1995 he transferred to Chichester High School CCF reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel although his substantive rank was still Lieutenant. He retired from the CCF on 1st September 1999 aged 66.
Edwin appears never to have married and lived for many years at 6 Warren Court, Warren Road in Worthing He died on 21st May 2007 aged 73 in Uckfield, Sussex.
Following his education Edwin worked in the Insurance business and in 1952 aged 18, was called up for his National Service with service number 22805857. He became an Officer Cadet and on 12th April 1953 was Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) with service number 428156.
He saw service during the Canal Zone incident in Egypt between 1952 and 1954 being awarded his General Service Medal with ‘Canal Zone’ clasp some 50 years later in 2003.
Edwin was promoted to Lieutenant and Paymaster on 15th November 1954 and on 12th April 1955, presumably upon the end of his National Service commitment was transferred from the active list to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers (RARO) in the Royal Pioneer Corps (RPC) retaining his seniority.
During 1958 he visited Canada, returning to the UK abord the RMS Saxonia of the Cunard Steam Ship Company sailing from Montreal on 25th July 1958.
On 12th April 1960 Edwin re-enlisted into the Territorial Army as a Lieutenant with the same service number and was transferred from the RARO into the Royal Artillery with seniority dating from 12th September 1958 and relinquishing his Commission in the RARO and RPC. In November 1962 he was placed onto the unattached list and then seconded to the University of London Officer Training Corps on 1st June 1963 and back into TARO on 5th July 1966.
On 12th November 1974 he was transferred from TARO back into the RAPC Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserves’ (T&AVR) and appointed Acting Captain the same day and Captain on 12th November 1975 followed by promotion to Major on 28th August 1978.
Edwin was awarded his Efficiency Decoration ‘T&AVR’ in the London Gazette of 9th January 1979 and his first clasp in the LG of 18th June 1985. He retired from the TA on 11th November 1990 aged 57 and subsequently joined the Combined Cadet Force, Gordon’s School Contingent in Woking, Surrey and reverted to the substantive rank of Lieutenant on 8th August 1991. In the London Gazette of 27th August 1991, he was awarded the second clasp to his TD.
On 30th November 1995 he transferred to Chichester High School CCF reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel although his substantive rank was still Lieutenant. He retired from the CCF on 1st September 1999 aged 66.
Edwin appears never to have married and lived for many years at 6 Warren Court, Warren Road in Worthing He died on 21st May 2007 aged 73 in Uckfield, Sussex.
The Story The medals awarded to Edwin Noel Page were acquired from Noonan’s Auction on 14th January 1946. They were of interest because of the combination, being similar to another group to a Staff Sergeant T M Clarke acquired some weeks previously.
Ancestry, London Gazette and some detail with the medals enabled a brief biography to be completed.
A pleasing group with two additional clasps to the TD all confirmed in the London Gazette.
Ancestry, London Gazette and some detail with the medals enabled a brief biography to be completed.
A pleasing group with two additional clasps to the TD all confirmed in the London Gazette.
Medal Details:
- General Service Medal: 2 LT E N PAGE RAPC
- Efficiency Decoration: 1975, 1985, 1991
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