A scarce Second World War campaign service group of six awarded to Sergeant B. P. Knight, a long-served member of the Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery, who survived the loss of two ships

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star, clasp, Burma; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (2049508 Bmbr. B. P. Knight, R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., Regular Army (2049508 Sgt. B. P. Knight, R.A.), mounted as worn, minor contact wear, very fine and better (6) £400-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Bernard Patrick Knight was born in Romford, Essex in August 1918 and originally enlisted in the Royal Artillery (Territorials) in February 1938. Mobilised on the renewal of hostilities, he was posted to the 5th Maritime Regiment, R.A. in May 1941, and remained similarly employed for the remainder of the War. And he twice found himself taking to his ship’s boats as a result of U-boat attacks, namely on 17 March 1943, while serving aboard the S.S. Alderamin in Convoy SC. 122 bound from New York to Loch Ewe, when she was torpedoed with a loss of 15 lives by the U-221, and again on 5 July 1944, when serving aboard the S.S. Glendinning in the Channel, when she was torpedoed by the U-953 with a loss of four lives - on this latter occasion the survivors, including Knight, were picked up by M.L. 250. Having then been demobilised in April 1946, Knight re-enlisted in the Regular Army in March 1947 and served in the Gunners until taking his discharge in March 1969; sold with hand written service details and copied Maritime Regiment, R.A. service card.