The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection

Three: Leading Wireman J. H. P. Nye, Royal Navy, killed in action, Normandy, 8 June 1944

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, all unnamed, extremely fine (3) £100-140

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

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Leading Wireman John Henry Percy Nye, Royal Navy, was killed in action, in operations on the Normandy coast, whilst serving on H.M.L.C.T. 390, on 8 June 1944, aged 21 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. He was the son of Henry William and Rachel Gertrude Nye of Littlehampton, Sussex. H.M.L.C.T.=’His Majesty’s Landing Craft: Tank’.

With card forwarding box addressed to ‘Mr H. W. Nye, 47 Maxwell Rd., Littlehampton, Sussex’; named condolence slip, and Admiralty slip confirming that for official purposes Nye had died on 8 June 1944. Together with a newspaper cutting with photograph with the heading ‘Reported Missing: Littlehampton Lad in Recent Landing’; also with copied service notes including list of ships on which he served.