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№ 980

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28 September 2016

Hammer Price:
£85

Five: Supply Petty Officer C. F. Snelling, Royal Navy

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (M.37855 C. F. Snelling. Sy.P.O. H.M.S. Revenge.) mounted as worn, with the recipient’s related miniature awards and riband bar, very fine (5) £60-80

C. F. Snelling served in the Royal Navy in H.M.S. Revenge and was reputedly on board when Winston Churchill sailed in H.M.S. Revenge from Britain to Malta en-route for the Tehran Conference in November 1943 (hand written note with lot refers).