The John Goddard Collection of Important Naval Medals and Nelson Letters

A South Atlantic pair awarded to Warrant Officer R. T. Morris, R.N., who served in H.M. Submarine Courageous during the Falklands War

South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (LS (TS) (SM) R T Morris D156146T HMS Courageous); Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (WO (OPS) (TS) (SM) R T Morris D156146T RN) mounted as worn, the last with minor official correction to number, good very fine or better (3) £1400-1600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The John Goddard Collection of Important Naval Medals and Nelson Letters.

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Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2015.

H.M.S. Courageous, a Churchill-class nuclear submarine and sister-ship to the Conqueror, carried out no less than four patrols during the Falklands War. Today she is a museum ship at Devonport; see www.hmscouragoeus.co.uk/html/the_boat.html for full details.

Roger “Taff” Morris was educated at Gwendraeth Grammar School and entered the Royal Navy in January 1976. Having then trained at H.M.S. Dolphin and served in H.M. Submarine Dreadnought, he joined the Courageous, in which capacity he participated in four patrols during the Falklands War. His subsequent seagoing appointments included the Conqueror and Splendid and, on being promoted to Warrant Officer at the end of the 1980s, he served on the Sea Riding Staff of the Captain Submarine Sea Training 1989-92, and again from 1996-99 - the interim period being taken up by his appointment as an Assistant Warfare Officer on the Staff of the Captain, 1st and 3rd Submarine Squadrons. His final appointment was as Fleet Operations Room Manager at Northwood 2003-04.