The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection

Ten: Petty Officer Mechanic (Engineer) G. M. Lucas, Royal Navy

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Burma Star, clasp, Pacific; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Minesweeping 1945-51 (P/KX.90004 S.P.O., R.N.); Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (P/KX.90004 (P.O.S.M., R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed; General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Radfan (KX.90004 A/P.O.M.(E), R.N.) mounted court style as worn, very fine and better, last clasp rare to Royal Navy (10) £450-550

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Ex Douglas-Morris Collection, D.N.W. 12 February 1997.

Geoffrey Mark Lucas was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire on 15 October 1918. A Motor Engineer by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 20 October 1936. He was promoted to Stoker 1st Class in October 1937, Leading Stoker in January 1943, Acting Stoker Petty Officer in December 1944; Stoker Petty Officer in December 1945; and Petty Officer Mechanic in May 1947.

Lucas was released to Class ‘A’ Reserve in January 1949 but continued to serve until pensioned in August 1960. Re-entering the service in March 1963 he continued to serve until invalided in December 1964.

With copied service papers.