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

Three: Steward J. Young, Royal Navy, who died on active service in H.M.S. Nigeria in July 1945

1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, in their original addressed card forwarding box, the side inscribed ‘DD/3979/45’, together with related Admiralty condolence slip in the name of ‘John Young’, extremely fine (3) £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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John Young died on active service in the cruiser H.M.S. Nigeria in the Far East on 20 July 1945, which ship had recently won Battle Honours for Sabang 1944 and Burma 1944-45. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial; the above described forwarding box is addressed to his widow, ‘Mrs. A. H. Young, 63 Bread Street, Edinburgh, Scotland’.