Medals from the Collection of the Late Eric Smith (Part II)

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (KX. 79556 G. C. H. Hall, A./S.P.O., H.M.S. Vervain), extremely fine £40-60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith.

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The corvette H.M.S. Vervain won Battle Honours for Atlantic 1941-45 and Normandy 1944, but was torpedoed and sunk by the U-1276 off Ireland on 20 February 1945. Three officers and 30 ratings survived.