Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Petty Officer Motor Mechanic F. Hammond, Royal Navy, who was killed in action during the Battle of the Scheldt on 1 November 1944

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, extremely fine (3) £70-£90

Frederick Hammond served as a Petty Officer Motor Mechanic with the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and was killed in action during the Battle of the Scheldt on 1 November 1944; whilst in the process of landing troops on Walcheren Island, prior to the assault on Antwerp, Hammond’s vessel, H.M. Landing Support Craft 252, came under intense fire by the German Coastal Artillery, suffering heavy casualties. Hammond was amongst those killed, and he is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

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