Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Seven: Leading Seaman P. A. D. Smith, Royal Navy

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (SSX.25781 P. A. D. Smith. Ord. Smn. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star, 1 clasp, Pacific; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (7) £200-£240

Peter Arthur Douglas Smith was born in Northampton on 31 March 1920 and attested for the Royal Navy on 31 May 1938. He served during the Second World War initially in H.M.S. Warspite from 29 April 1940 to 2 April 1941, before converting to submarines, notably serving in H.M.S. Proteus from 5 February to 13 September 1943, and then in H.M.S. Sea Nymph from 16 February 1945 until the end of the War. He was discharged Class ‘A’ on 14 January 1946, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day.

Sold with the recipient’s photograph album from his time in H.M.S. Warspite, including photographs from Palestine and Egypt, and various Naval action scenes, including the capturing of various Italian Prisoners of War; together with copied record of service and other research.