Lot Archive

Lot

№ 477

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16 October 1996

Hammer Price:
£410

Six: Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (P. Davis, Lg. Sto. H.M.S. Sappho); 1914-15 Star Trio (279947 P. T. J. Davis, Ch. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (Stoker P.O. H.M.S. Natal); Royal Navy Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., Admiral’s bust (279947 P. T. J. Davis, Ch. Sto. “Gaddesden” Minesweeping 1918) the earlier medals with contact marks, nearly very fine, otherwise nearly extremely fine (6)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals.

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London Gazette 24 March 1919 'Honours for services in minesweeping operations between 1 July and 31 December 1918.’

HMS GADDESDEN, a 'Hunt' class minesweeper of 800 tons. Built 1917, sold 1922. 102 M.S.M.’s awarded to the R.N.R.