Medals from the Collection of the Late Eric Smith (Part II)

Four: 2nd Radio Officer T. Murphy, Merchant Navy, who was killed in action in the S.S. Empire Progress in April 1942

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, in their original addressed card forwarding box, the side inscribed ‘113 124077’, together with related Minister of Transport condolence slip in the name of ‘Thomas Murphy’, extremely fine (4) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith.

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Thomas Murphy was killed in action on 13 April 1942, while serving in the S.S. Empire Progress, which ship was torpedoed by the U-402, commanded by Baron Siegfried von Forstner, 200 miles north-west of the Azores while bound from Glasgow to Tampa, Florida. The captain, seven crew and four gunners were killed; the above described forwarding box is addressed to the recipient’s father, ‘Mr. P. Murphy, 69 Lowerhouse Lane, Widnes, Lancs.’