Orders, Decorations and Medals

An ‘Arctic Star’ group of five attributed to ‘Swordfish’ Pilot, Lieutenant C. F. Gough, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45; U.S.S.R., Medal for the 40th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1985, combatant’s issue, mounted as worn; with a mounted group of four miniature dress medals, as above except Atlantic Star with ‘Air Crew Europe’ clasp; together with an Arctic Star, in plastic case of issue, all unnamed, good very fine and better (9) £60-80

His death in August 2014 was reported in The Navy News of November 2014, which said of him:

‘Lt(A) Charles Frederick Gough, RNVR Pilot with 811, 835, 836 and 758 NAS. Whilst flying Swordfish V4504 of 768 (sic) NAS in 1944 the aircraft ditched over the port side of HMS Argus.’

The Arctic Star in plastic case of issue - this with official label bearing recipient’s name and rank; also with W.W.2 medal card forwarding box addressed to ‘Mr C. F. Gough, Stewart House, Kingsley Road, St. Helens, Lancs.’, with accompanying Admiralty slip for the first three British awards. Also with copied extract from The Navy News and copied extracts from Navy Lists - in these, he appears in 786 NAS (H.M.S. Jackdaw), 835 NAS, and 744 NAS (H.M.S. Shrike).