Auction Catalogue

22 September 2000

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 699

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22 September 2000

Hammer Price:
£260

Six: Able Seaman H. G. Martin, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (J.82842 Boy 1., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (J.82842 A.B., H.M.S. Woolston); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal; together with card box of issue for Second War medals addressed to his widow at Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, first three medals polished, about nearly very fine, last three medals extremely fine (6) £100-150

Henry George Martin was killed on 26 November 1940 whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Medoc when she was torpedoed and sunk by German aircraft near the Eddystone Lighthouse. Thirty nine of her crew were lost. Sold with a laser copy picture of him in uniform.