Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria including the collection to Naval Artificers formed by JH Deacon

Five: Stoker Petty Officer J. E. Parrot, Royal Navy

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-39 (K.61106 S.P.O., R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal, good very fine (5) £160-200

Stoker Petty Officer J.E. Parrott was killed in action, aged 38, whilst serving aboard the destroyer H.M.S. Janus, 23.1.1944.

The destroyer Janus took part in the British and American landing at Anzio, 22.1.1944. The following day, when off Nettuno, she was hit by a torpedo from a German dive-bomber and foundered in 22 minutes, taking with her, the Captain, Lt. Cdr. W.B.R. Morrison, six officers and 155 ratings.