The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals (Part 1)

Seven: Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P.O. S. Fearn, D/JX.142689) engraved naming; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D., nearly very fine (7)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals.

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D.S.M. London Gazette 1 August 1944 “For outstanding courage, leadership, resource and determination during the assault on Anzio and in subsequent bombardments in support of the Army and in maintaining an unbroken flow of supplies which accomplished the building up of the beachead despite bombing, mining and bombardment by shore batteries.”

The following recommendation was extracted from Admiralty records: “On 6 February 1944 this Petty Officer in company with several naval ratings was wounded by a bursting shell. Although bleeding profusely his first thoughts were for the men under his command and he refused medical aid until all his men had been attended to.” The D.S.M. was presented to Petty Officer Sydney Fearn by King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 13 March 1945.

M.I.D. London Gazette 16 June 1942. For services when H.M.S.THANET (Destroyer) was sunk during an action with a superior Japanese force off Malaya on 26 January 1942.