Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. To coincide with the OMRS Convention

An Operation ‘Torch’ D.S.M. awarded to Acting Petty Officer Robert Murphy, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Palomares

Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.134468 R. Murphy, A/P.O.) together with two named pre-war boxing medals, a named bronze shooting medal, and two other related bronze medals, nearly extremely fine (6) £500-600

D.S.M. London Gazette 16 March 1943: Acting Petty Officer Robert Murphy. ‘For bravery and skill in the hazardous operations in which the Allied Forces were landed in North Africa.’ Seedies roll confirms that A/P.O. Murphy was serving aboard the Anti-Aircraft Ship Palomares.