Auction Catalogue

5 April 2006

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

№ 1421

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5 April 2006

Hammer Price:
£230

WWII Commando Raid Interest, an historic ship’s pennant flown during the raid known as ‘Operation Archery’ approximately 8.5 feet in length and 3 feet deep at the fly, in fine linen near ‘quartered’ white over red and black over yellow; it bears black Indian ink inscriptions ‘Maaloy Island 27.12.41’, a swastika, and the following signatures, ‘J.Edwards Eng. Lt RNR’ ‘D.Gordon Stewart’ ‘AH Laight (SLC)’ ‘Glen Northgrave’ ‘J.Law Lt. Cmdr (E) RNR’ ‘B.Hampton Sub Lt (E)’ ‘Nicholas Hastings’; other signatures probably added at a slightly later date, include, ‘WJS McClean Lieut (E)’ ‘TN Reeve Lt (E) RNR’ ‘GP Clarke Sub Lt (E) RNVR’ ‘GL Lawrence’ ‘JC Angell’ ‘RK Castle Sub Lt (E)’ ‘PO Humphrey’ ‘DB Cardwell’ ‘W.Amry Sub Lieut RNR’ ‘EJ Gilling Gar. RN (1ME 109)’ ‘WH Osborne Surg Lt RNVR’; accompanied by a modern print-out giving full details of the raid, good overall condition £200-300