Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: A. Lovell, Royal Navy

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star, Pacific clasp; War Medal, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, good very fine (11) £50-70

Sold with Soviet 30th Anniversary of World War 2 Medal 1985 and five sports medals, one named, ‘A. Lovell, Lima Cup, Peru 1937’; another, ‘R.N.B. Runners up, Commodore’s Cup 1948-49 A. Lovell, L/Pat.’; another, ‘H.M.S. Exeter vs Liga Comercial, 14.I.39’. The recipient is believed to have served as a Senior Gunner aboard H.M.S. Exeter at the Battle of the River Plate.