Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Ordinary Seaman R. Fitton, Royal Navy
1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal; together with, named condolence slip and box of issue addressed to widow at Bolton, Lancs, slip and box damaged

Four: Engine Room Artificer W. E. Jane, Royal Navy
1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, with France and Germany bar; Burma Star; War Medal; together with named condolence slip

Three: Able Seaman J. R. Knowles, Royal Navy
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal; together with named condolence slip and card box of issue addressed to next of kin at The Regional Treasury, Nigeria, West Africa, extremely fine (10) £60-80

Ordinary seaman Robert Fitton a native of Farnworth, Lancashire was killed in action 18 February 1940 when his ship H. M. S. Daring was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off Duncansby Head, North Scotland. The ship carried a compliment of 162 officers and men of whom only five were saved.

Able Seaman Joseph Ronald Knowles date of death is given as 7 January 1941, at the time he was serving aboard H. M. S. Defender. His name is commemorated on the Plymouth Memorial.