Auction Catalogue

1 December 2004

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 212

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1 December 2004

Hammer Price:
£270

Seven: Stoker Petty Officer G.A.C. Gay, Royal Navy

1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R.,
1st issue (K. 62166 S.P.O., H.M.S. Whitehall), mounted as worn, contact marks, otherwise generally very fine (7) £140-160

The destroyer H.M.S. Whitehall won five Battle Honours in the 1939-45 War, but given the content of the above described group it seems likely the recipient was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal aboard her just prior to the the renewal of hostilities, following which he was posted to another ship in the Far East.