Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith

Pair: Chief Engine Room Artificer J. H. Mullens, Royal Navy, who was killed in action in H.M. Submarine Regulus in December 1940

1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, in their original addressed card forwarding box, the side inscribed ‘DNA (Wills)’ and ‘362/41’, but such details since reinforced by darker ink, together with Fourth Submarine Flotilla prize medal, silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1932, the reverse inscribed ‘Orpheus, 1934, J. H. Mullens’, one or two edge bruises to this last, otherwise extremely fine (3) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith.

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John Henry Mullens died in H.M. submarine Regulus on 6 December 1940, when she was mined in the Straits of Otranto. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial; the above described card forwarding box is addressed to his widow, ‘Mrs. W. A. Mullens, 21 Highlands Road, Fareham, Hants.’