Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second War B.E.M. group of six awarded to Donkeyman I. J. Forrester, Mercantile Marine, for services aboard the Rescue Ship S.S. Accrington, formerly a Railway Ferry belonging to the London & North Eastern Railway

British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Isaac J. Forrester) in its flattened card box of issue; British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Isaac J. Forrester) in their original packets; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Ministry of Transport condolence slip (Isaac John Forrester B.E.M.) and card box of issue addressed to his daughter, extremely fine (6) £300-£360

B.E.M. London Gazette 3 January 1945 (New Year Honours).

On 31 August 1942, the rescue ship S.S. Accrington sailed from the Clyde in Convoy OG 89 on her first voyage and during the next three years she escorted forty Convoys and rescued a total of one hundred and thirty two survivors from three sunken ships and three crashed aircrew from H.M.S. Biter, three from H.M.S. Campania, and three from the MAC-ship Empire Maccallam.

Sold with copied correspondence relating to the award and investiture of the B.E.M. which was also attended by his daughter and only living relative. He must have died shortly afterwards, his medals being sent to his daughter at Granville Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire.