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Six: Colour Sergeant D. P. O’Byrne, Royal Marines, who survived the sinking of H.M.S. Royal Oak after she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-47 whilst at anchor at Scapa Flow, 14 October 1939 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (PO/X. 2912 D. P. O’Byrne. Clr. Sgt. R.M.) mounted as worn, very fine (6) £140-180
Hammer Price: £340
Three: Able Seaman A. Harris, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Daring was torpedoed by the German submarine U-23, under the command of the ‘Wolf of the Atlantic’ Otto Ktretschmer, and sank off Duncansby Head, 18 February 1940 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. J. T. Harris, 6 Collington Lane, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex’, nearly extremely fine (3) £120-160
Hammer Price: £150
Three: Able Seaman E. Rothwell, Royal Navy, who was killed in action in H.M.S. Hunter during the the battle of Narvik, 10 April 1940- the Flotilla Commander, Captain B. A. W. Warburton-Lee, H.M.S. Hardy, was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his gallantry during the battle 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. F. V. Rothwell, 7 Belstone Avenue, West Park, St. Budeaux, Plymouth’; together with the...
Hammer Price: £300
Three: Lieutenant J. C. Paige, Royal Naval Reserve, who was killed in action when his submarine H.M.S. Sterlet was depth charged by the German anti-submarine trawlers UJ-125, UJ-126, and UJ-128 and sank off Larvik, Norway, 18 April 1940 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. P. M. Jacob, “Vivary”, Hallen Road, Henbury, Bristol’, extremely fine (3) £200-240
Hammer Price: £320
Three: Able Seaman H. J. Beck, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Acasta was sunk in the Norwegian Sea by the German Battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, during Operation Alphabet- the evacuation of Norway, 8 June 1940 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. K. H. Rhodes, 17 York Road, Erdington, Birmingham 23’; together with the recipient’s Memorial Scroll (Able Seaman H. J. Beck...
Hammer Price: £550
Three: Leading Seaman N. J. Lewis, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Glorious was sunk in the Norwegian Sea by the German Battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, during Operation Alphabet- the evacuation of Norway, 8 June 1940 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Miss E. Lewis, 12 Mount Pleasant, Trecymon, Aberdare, Glam.’, nearly extremely fine (3) £180-220
Hammer Price: £260
Four: Lieutenant K. S. L. Bell, Fleet Air Arm, who was killed in action when, operating from H.M.S. Eagle, his Swordfish Torpedo Bomber was lost in a bombing raid on Maritza aerodrome, Rhodes, 4 September 1940 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, Atlantic, Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Surg Capt. K. Digny Bell, R.N., Avenue Cottage, 19 The Avenue, Gosport, Hampshire’, extremely fine (4) £400-500
Three: Stoker Petty Officer H. Stead, Royal Navy, who was lost at sea when H.M.S. Branlebas, whilst on convoy duties, sunk in heavy seas off the south Devon coast, 14 December 1940 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. M. Stead, 202 Westbourne Avenue, Gateshead, Co. Durham’, extremely fine (3) £80-120
Hammer Price: £80
Three: Storekeeper F. L. C. Swanson, Merchant Navy, who was killed in action when the S.S. Almeda Star was torpedoed by the German submarine U-96 and sank off Rockall with all hands, 17 January 1941; he had earlier witnessed the sinking of the Graf Spee at Montevideo in December 1939 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Minister of Transport enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. G. G. Corbin, 57 Elborough Street, Southfields, London SW18’; together...
£120–£160
Three: Able Seaman A. S. Snaith, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Wryneck was attacked and sunk by German Ju87 dive bombers whilst taking part in the evacuation of Greece, 27 April 1941 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. H. H. Snaith, 11 Edward Street, Salford 6, Lancs’, extremely fine (3) £120-160
Family Group: Three: Able Seaman James McLean Smith, Royal Navy, killed in action when H.M.S. Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy, was sunk by the German battleship Bismark and the battle cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941; of the Hood’s 1,418 crew, only three men survived 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. J. M. Smith, 6 Bourne Street, Hull’, extremely fine Three: Stoker John...
Three: Ordinary Coder D. J. Oldman, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Manchester was attacked by five Italian torpedo bombers whilst on convoy escort duty as part of Operation Substance in the Mediterranean, 23 July 1941 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. A. Oldman, 176 Essex Street, Norwich, Norfolk’, extremely fine (3) £120-160
Three: Sailor H. J. L. Chandler, Merchant Navy, who was killed in action when the S.S. Larpool was torpedoed by the German submarine U-122 and sank 250 miles off Newfoundland, 3 November 1941 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Minister of Transport enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Miss V. M. L. Chandler, 8 Bassingham Road, Wandsworth, London SW18’, extremely fine (3) £100-140
Three: Ordinary Signalman A. J. Kyrke-Smith, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Barham was torpedoed by the German submarine U-331 and sank in the Mediterranean, 25 November 1941 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, all privately engraved ‘C/JX 226657 Ord. Sigmn. A. J. Kyrke-Smith R.N.’, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. H. S. Kyrke-Smith, 202A High Road, Ilford, Essex’, extremely fine (3) £120-160
Hammer Price: £110
Four: Stoker 1st Class J. Jackson, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Galatea was torpedoed by the German submarine U-557 and sunk off Alexandria, 15 December 1941 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. P. Jackson, Size Hill, Ballyclare, Co. Antrim, N.I.’; together with the recipient’s Memorial Scroll (Stoker 1st Class J. Jackson Royal Navy), this glazed and framed, War Medal...
£240–£280
Four: Able Seaman W. H. Jackson, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Dorsetshire was attacked by Japanese dive bombers and sunk 200 miles Southwest of Ceylon, 5 April 1942 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. P. Jackson, Size Hill, Ballyclare, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland’; together with the recipient’s Memorial Scroll (Able Seaman W. H. Jackson Royal Navy), this glazed and framed;...
Hammer Price: £280
Three: Stoker 1st Class J. Kay, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Exeter was struck by a shell during the Battle of the Java Sea, 27 February 1942, the first Royal Navy casualties of the Pacific Theatre 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. James Kay, 161 Rochdale Road, Bury, Lancashire’, nearly extremely fine (3) £140-180
Three: Supply Assistant H. G. D. Thomas, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Anking, on convoy duty in the Indian Ocean, was intercepted by a force of five Japanese cruisers and sank 200 miles east of Christmas Island, 4 March 1942 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. G. A. A. Morgans, Llysydolan, Drysgol Road, Radyr, Glam.’, extremely fine (3) £120-160
Hammer Price: £120
Four: Second Radio Officer T. Murphy, Merchant Navy, who was killed in action when S.S. Empire Progress was torpedoed by the German submarine U-402 and sank 200 miles north west of the Azores, 13 April 1942 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Minister of Transport enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. P. Murphy, 69 Lowerhouse Lane, Widnes, Lancs.’, nearly extremely fine (4) £80-120
Hammer Price: £90
Four: Able Seaman A. Gibson, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Edinburgh, on escort duty with Russian convoy QP-11, was torpedoed by the German submarine U-456 and sank in the Barents Sea, 2 May 1942; her cargo included 5 tons of Russian gold, bound for America 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. Gibson, 16 Alltyre Street, Glasgow, E.C.2’, nearly extremely fine (4) ...
Hammer Price: £100
Three: Able Seaman E. L. Curry, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Wild Swan was attacked by German Ju88 dive bombers and sunk 100 off the coast of Brittany, 17 June 1942 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. P. Curry, 4 Marion Crescent, Maidstone, Kent’; together with the recipient’s Memorial Scroll (Able Seaman E. L. Curry Royal Navy), in envelope of issue, similarly addressed,...
Hammer Price: £200
Three: Able Seaman C. H. Lebbing, Royal Navy, who was killed in action during Operation Pedestal, when H.M.S. Nigeria, as part of the escort group for the Malta Convoy, was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Axum, 12 August 1942 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. Henry Lebbing, 23 Boston Road, East Ham, London E6’, extremely fine (3) £100-140
Three: Able Seaman J. F. I. Lawrence, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Veteran, on convoy duty in the North Atlantic, was torpedoed by the German submarine U-404 and sank with the loss of her entire crew, 26 September 1942 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. F. W. Lawrence, 128 Clive Road, Enfield, Middlesex’, extremely fine (3) £100-140
£100–£140
Three: Ordinary Seaman K. J. Harrison, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Arethusa, on escort duty as part of Operation Stoneage, was struck by an aerial torpedo from an Italian torpedo bomber during the final re-supply of the Siege of Malta, 18 November 1942 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. J. R. Harrison, 5 Bibsworth Avenue, Broadway, Worcester’,...
Four: Stoker 1st Class W. Nutt, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when his submarine H.M.S. Tigris was depth charged by the German submarine chaser UJ-2210 and sank off Capri, 27 February 1943 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. S. M. Nutt, 48 Large Square, Stainforth, Doncaster, Yorks’, nearly extremely fine (4) £120-160
Hammer Price: £130
Four: Able Seaman G. C. Crowther, Royal Navy, who was killed in action during Operation Tunnel when H.M.S. Charybdis, as part of an intercept group, was torpedoed by the German torpedo boat T-23 and sank off the Brittany coast, 23 October 1943 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. O. Crowther, Rose Cottage, Higher Batson, Salcombe, Devon’, extremely fine (4) ...
Three: Leading Wireman E. J. Trendell, Royal Navy, who was killed in action on Sword Beach on D-Day whilst serving in Landing Craft Tank (Armoured) 2191, 6 June 1944 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. A. M. Trendell, 15 Ripon Road, Plumstead, London SE18.’, extremely fine (3) £200-240
Hammer Price: £380
Three: Telegraphist R. E. Cheney, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Kite, on escort duty with Russian convoy JW-59, was torpedoed by the German submarine U-344 and sank in the Barents Sea, 21 August 1944 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. A. E. Cheney, 3 Hatton Park Road, Wellingborough, Northants.’, extremely fine (3) £100-140
Four: Lieutenant D. F. M. Sexton, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action in Landing Craft L-256 during Operation Infatuate- the assault on Walcheren, 1 November 1944 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. C. Sexton, 13B Marinefield Road, Fulham, London, SW6’, extremely fine (4) £140-180
Hammer Price: £140
Three: Ordinary Telegraphist R. W. A. Stovell, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Cassandra, as part of a Russian Convoy group, was torpedoed by the German submarine U-365 off Kola Inlet in the Barents Sea, 11 December 1944 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. W. E. Stovell, 76 Auckland Road, Ilford, Essex’, extremely fine (3) £100-140
Five: Stoker Petty Officer S. R. Mansfield, Royal Navy, who died from a shell rack wound to the head whilst on active service in H.M.S. Marauder, 14 February 1947 Naval General Service 1915-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1936-1939, Palestine 1945-48, second clasp loose on riband, as issued (KX.92714 S. R. Mansfield. Sto. 1. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (5) £180-220
£180–£220
Pair: Lance-Sergeant J. H. Harper, Royal Engineers, who was killed in action at de Panne during the retreat to Dunkirk, 31 May 1940 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. M. Harper, Crantock, 3 Leslie Road, Streetly, Nr. B’ham’, extremely fine (2) £70-90
Pair: Private N. Prentice, East Yorkshire Regiment, who died of wounds at de Panne during the retreat to Dunkirk, 31 May 1940 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. Prentice, 61 Folkstone Street, Bradford’, extremely fine (2) £70-90
Pair: Second Lieutenant N. M. Collins, Royal Fusiliers, who died of wounds at de Panne during the retreat to Dunkirk, 31 May 1940 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, both contemporarily engraved ‘2/Lt. N. M. Collins. Royal Fusiliers’, with named Army Council enclosure, extremely fine (2) £100-140
Hammer Price: £170
Pair: Corporal R. Lewis, Royal Armoured Corps, who was killed in action when the troopship Lancastria was bombed and sunk by German Ju-88s off St. Nazaire, 17 June 1940- the loss of the Lancastria was the largest single-ship loss of life in British maritime history with some estimates putting the casualties as high as 6,500 souls 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. Lewis, 16 Church Road, Westbury, Wilts.’,...
Three: Sergeant B. P. Hoare, Royal Army Service Corps, who was killed in action during the evacuation of Crete, 2 June 1941 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. M. W. Hoare, 1 Chapel Road, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, Hants.’, extremely fine (3) £100-140
Family Group: Four: Private A. S. Mace, East Surrey Regiment, who was killed in action in Malaya, 5 February 1942 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. S. C. Mace, 18 Caversham Avenue, Palmers Green, London, N13.’, extremely fine One: Mr. S. C. Mace, Home Guard Defence Medal, with Home Secretary’s enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. S. C. Mace, 18 Caversham Avenue,...
Four: Sergeant B. A. Ratcliffe, New Zealand Corps of Signals, who died of wounds at Minqar Qiam, North Africa, 27 June 1942 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; New Zealand War Service Medal; together with the recipient’s New Zealand Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (5919 Sjt. B. A. Ratcliffe), in case of issue, extremely fine (5) £180-220
Three: Gunner L. N. Goldsmith, Royal Artillery, who was taken Prisoner of War in North Africa, and was killed when, borne in the Italian cargo ship S.S. Scillin, she was torpedoed by H.M. Submarine Sahib and sank off the coast of Tunisia, 14 November 1942 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. D. Goldsmith, “Mulbarton”, 16 Dalmary Road, Worcester Park, Surrey’, extremely fine (3) £100-140
Three: Trooper J. Robbins, Royal Tank Regiment, who was killed in action in the Western Desert, 24 November 1942 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. Robbins, 18, Lundie Street, Everton, Liverpool 6’, extremely fine (3) £100-140
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