Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Marine H. E. Rumsey, Royal Marines

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Royal Fleet Reserve L.S.& G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (24638(Ch.B.3572) Mne., R.F.R.), this last in damaged card box of issue, extremely fine (9) £80-100

Second World War medals in damaged card forwarding box, addressed to Mr H. Rumsey of Walthamstow, London. Sold with three sports medals: Mediterranean Fleet Tug-of-War Medallion (Mne. H. E. Rumsey, H.M.S. “Shropshire”), obverse inscribed, ‘110 Stone 1931’, 51mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1930, in case of issue; Tug-of-War Medallion, obverse inscribed, ‘110 St.’; reverse inscribed, ‘Cruiser Sports, Malta 1931, 1st, Mne. H. E. Rumsey, H.M.S. Shropshire’, 32mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1930, in case of issue; Shooting Prize Medal, ‘Squad Musketry Prize, Highest Score in the Table “A”, Depot Royal Marines’; reverse (name and squad engraved), ‘Recruit H. E. Rumsey, 118th Squad’, 28mm., bronze, in damaged card box of issue