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

Four: Temporary Lieutenant H. E. H. Taylor, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who died on active service in the Mediterranean in June 1944

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, in their original addressed card forwarding box, the Navy Accounts label inscribed, ‘DNA (Wills)’ and 56/834’, together with related Admiralty condolence slip in the name of ‘Temporary Lieutenant Harry Ernest Houldsworth Taylor, R.N.V.R.’, 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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Harry Ernest Houldsworth Taylor died on active service on 20 June 1944, while borne on the books of the Alexandria base Nile. He is buried in the Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery; the above described forwarding box is addressed to ‘Mrs. M. E. Taylor, 71 Great King Street, Edinburgh 3, Scotland.’