CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 817
Three: Steward Philip Davis, Royal Navy 1939-45 STAR; ATLANTIC STAR, clasp, France and Germany; WAR MEDAL 1939-45, unnamed, extremely fine (3)
£40-60
Philip Davis was born in Bedford on 4 April 1926. A Boot Repairer by occupation, he volunteered for the Royal Navy on 27 September 1943. He served as an Assistant Steward at Royal Arthur November-December 1943, Victory December 1943-February 1944 and on Ferret and Pennywort February-December 1944. Promoted to Steward in August 1944, he served on Eglet and Pennywort January-June 1945. Davis was released from the Royal Navy on 11 December 1946.
With Birth Certificate; Certificate of Service; National Registration Identity Card; and lid of the card medal forwarding box, addressed to ‘Mr P. Davis, 1 Hemingford Road, London, N’ , together with forwarding slip.
818
Nine: Petty Officer Mechanic A. P. Smales, Royal Navy
1939-45 STAR (Stoker 1st Class A. P. Smales H.M.S. Ajax); ATLANTIC STAR (Stoker 1st Class A. P. Smales H.M.S. Ajax); AFRICA STAR, clasp, North Africa 1942-43 (Ldg. Sto. A. P. Smales H.M.S. Sheffield); ITALY STAR (Ldg. Sto. A. P. Smales H.M.S. Sheffield); DEFENCE ANDWARMEDALS, M.I.D. oakleaf (P.O. A. P. Smales, R.N.); ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue Q990959 Ch. M. (E), R.N.R.) renamed; mounted for wear; CHILE,MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPTION’SMEDAL OF GRATITUDE FOR THE EARTHQUAKE OF 24 JANUARY 1939, bronze, reverse inscribed, ‘A. P. Smales, H.M.S. Ajax’; U.S.S.R., MEDAL FOR THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1945-85, mounted Russian style, some contact wear, generally good very fine (9) £250-300
M.I.D. not confirmed.
Alan Patrick Smales was born in Ramsgate, Kent on 2 May 1919. He entered the Royal Navy in May 1937, his first seagoing appointment being on the cruiser H.M.S. Ajax. Documentation accompanying the lot would seem to suggest that he was still on the vessel during the battle of the River Plate when he served as part of No. 3 Fire Party. Smales left the Royal Navy in 1949 and went on to serve in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1958-70.
Sold with Certificate of Wounds and Hurts - twisted his right knee during a boxing match, 11 October 1937; R.N.V.R. Certificate of Service; R.N.V.R. Minute Sheet re a Sports Trophy; application form for R.N.R. Training; papers re. pay entitlement; newspaper cuttings re the sinking of the Graf Spee - in one group photograph of sailors from H.M.S. Ajax, Smales is identified; U.S.S.R. Anniversary Medal award booklet and accompanying slip; together with original and copied photographs and copied papers.
819
Four: Leading Seaman P. T. Smith, Royal Fleet Reserve
1939-45 STAR; ATLANTIC STAR;WARMEDAL; ROYAL FLEET RESERVE L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue (KX.98552 Dev. B. 16716 P. T. Smith. L.S. R.F.R.) with transmission slip and card box of issue but lacking address label, good very fine (4)
£30-40
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