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18 & 19 July 2018

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Lot

№ 880

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19 July 2018

Hammer Price:
£120

Six: Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist E. C. Lingham, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War Medal 1939-45; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Ernest Charles Lingham); Royal Fleet Reserve, G.VI.R., 1st issue (J.110576 (Ch. B.24984) E. C. Lingham. C.P.O. Tel.) nearly very fine or better (6) £70-90

Ernest Charles Lingham served as a Telegraphist with both the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve, ultimately being promoted to Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist. He subsequently served as a Technical Officer in the External Telecommunications Executive, General Post Office, and was awarded his Imperial Service Medal in 1969 (London Gazette 14 October 1969).