Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Steward Philip Davis, Royal Navy

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45, unnamed, extremely fine (3) £40-60

Philip Davis was born in Bedford on 4 April 1926. A Boot Repairer by occupation, he volunteered for the Royal Navy on 27 September 1943. He served as an Assistant Steward at Royal Arthur November-December 1943, Victory December 1943-February 1944 and on Ferret and Pennywort February-December 1944. Promoted to Steward in August 1944, he served on Eglet and Pennywort January-June 1945. Davis was released from the Royal Navy on 11 December 1946.

With Birth Certificate; Certificate of Service; National Registration Identity Card; and lid of the card medal forwarding box, addressed to ‘Mr P. Davis, 1 Hemingford Road, London, N’ , together with forwarding slip.