Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A H.M.S. Eggesford Ship’s Crest.
A large cast iron ship’s crest, 360mm diameter, approximately 10.5kg, depicting on a field of white and blue waves a red goat’s head, gorged with a gold chain, from which is suspended a gold bugle horn, ‘Eggesford’ above, generally good condition £60-£80

H.M.S. Eggesford, a Type III Hunt-class destroyer with a complement of 168, was built by J. Samuel White, Ltd., Isle of Wight, and was launched on 12 September 1943. She entered service in January 1943, carrying out convoy escort, patrol and anti-shipping attacks for most of the rest of the Second World War. She was awarded the battle Honours Sicily 1943, Salerno 1943, Adriatic 1944, and South France 1944. She went into reserved in 1952, and was sold to the West German Navy in 1957, finally being scrapped in 1969.

Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.