Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

Three: Emlyn Sidoli, Galley Boy, Merchant Navy, S.S. Homeside

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal, with named condolence slip and in card box of issue addressed to his next-of-kin, extremely fine (3) £30-40

Emlyn Sidoli, S.S. Homeside, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, died on 28 January, 1941, aged 21, and is commemorated with 34 other crew members on the Tower Hill Memorial, London. Not listed as an official war loss, the fate of this merchant vessel in unknown.