Auction Catalogue

19 April 2023

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Lot

№ 281

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19 April 2023

Hammer Price:
£55

Five: Attributed to Weapon Mechanician B. P. Thornton, Royal Navy

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Admiralty enclosure, extremely fine (5) £40-£50

Bernhard P. Thornton served during the Second World War as a Weapon Mechanician, attached 8th Submarine Flotilla, Colombo.

Sold with the recipient’s R.N. Barracks Colombo Barrack and Victualling Card and Cigarette Ration Card; and seven small photographs, including a photograph of H.M.S. Saracen flying the Jolly Roger kill flag.