The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals (Part 2)

Three: Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (J.10029 A. J. Burton, Ldg. Sig. Heligoland Bight. 17th Nov. 1917); British War and Victory Medals (J.10029 A. J. Burton, L. Sig., R.N.) nearly very fine (3)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals.

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D.S.M. London Gazette 17 May 1918 ‘The following awards have been approved for the action in the Heligoland Bight 17 November 1917.’

The Heligoland Bight action on 17 November 1917, turned out to be the last encounter between the big ships during the war. The affair, like so many other attempts to bring the Germans under the big guns of the Grand Fleet, proved frustrating and unsuccessful, the German’s losing only a single armed trawler which had been overwhelmed at the start of the action.