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№ 598

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17 August 2021

Hammer Price:
£150

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (2) (LX. 20569 E. A. George, P.O. Std. H.M.S. Exmoor.; K. 62897 S. C. Heathman. L. Sto. H.M.S. Penelope), second officially re-impressed, good very fine (2) £70-£90

Ernest Alfred George was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 16 June 1942.

Sidney Claude Heathman was born in Portsmouth in January 1904, entering naval service in November 1923. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 18 October 1938. H.M.S. Penelope was sunk by a U-boat on 18 February 1944 following the Anzio landings.