Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second War D.S.M. group of six awarded to Able Seaman C. S. Roberts, Royal Navy, for service with the cruiser H.M.S. Kenya during 1942

Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (S SX.16082 C. S. Roberts. A.B. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, generally very fine (6) £600-£800

D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1943:

‘For gallantry or outstanding service in the face of the enemy, or for zeal, patience and cheerfulness in dangerous waters, and for setting an example of whole-hearted devotion to duty, without which the high tradition of the Royal Navy could not have been upheld.’

Cecil Stuart Roberts served as an Able Seaman with H.M.S. Kenya during the Second War. The latter was a cruiser which won battle honours for Atlantic 1941, Bismarck Action 1941, Malta Convoys 1941-42, Arctic 1941-42, and Norway 1941. The investiture for Roberts’ D.S.M. was held at Buckingham Palace, 14 April 1943.