Three: Ordinary Seaman H. D. Pierce, Royal Navy, who died on active service in the destroyer H.M.S. Sikh in January 1941

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, in their original addressed card forwarding box, the side inscribed, ‘DNA (Wills)’ and ‘665/1941’, with related Admiralty condolence slip in the name of ‘Hugh Denison Pierce’, extremely fine (3) £40-60

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

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Hugh Denison Pierce died on 21 January 1941, while serving in the destroyer H.M.S. Sikh, and is buried in Nottingham South Cemetery. The Sikh had earlier been actively employed in operations off Norway in 1940. The above described forwarding box is addressed to ‘Mrs. D. M. Campbell, 52 Repton Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham.’