A Collection of Medals to Second World War Casualties (Part II) 965
Three: Able Seaman C. H. Lebbing, Royal Navy, who was killed in action during Operation Pedestal, when H.M.S. Nigeria, as part of the escort group for the Malta Convoy, was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Axum, 12 August 1942
1939-45 STAR;ATLANTIC STAR;WARMEDAL 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. Henry Lebbing, 23 Boston Road, East Ham, London E6’, extremely fine (3)
£100-140
Clifford Henry Lebbing served during the Second World War as an Able Seaman in the light-cruiser H.M.S. Nigeria, and was present in her during Operation Pedestal, the Malta Convoy, where she was part of the escort force of 4 aircraft carrier, 2 battleships, 7 light cruisers, and 32 destroyers tasked with guarding the 14 merchantmen. Nigeria was the flagship of the close escort group, commanded by Admiral Horald Burrough. Passing the Straits of Gibraltar on 10 August 1942, the convoy came under sustained air and sea attack, and on the evening of 12 August, when in range of the Axis bases on Sardiania and Sicily, the Nigera was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Axum. She suffered severe damage, with the loss of 52 crewmen. Detaching herself from the convoy, she made her way back to Gibraltar, and thence to the United States of America for repairs.
Lebbing was amongst those killed, aged 24. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. His medals were sent to his father Henry Lebbing.
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Three: Able Seaman J. F. I. Lawrence, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Veteran, on convoy duty in the North Atlantic, was torpedoed by the German submarine U-404 and sank with the loss of her entire crew, 26 September 1942
1939-45 STAR;ATLANTIC STAR;WARMEDAL 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. F. W. Lawrence, 128 Clive Road, Enfield, Middlesex’, extremely fine (3)
£100-140
Jack Frederick Ivor Lawrence served during the Second World War as an Able Seaman in the Destroyer H.M.S. Vernon, that had been lent from the Royal Navy to the Royal Canadian Navy. In early September 1942 she was at Halifax, Nova Scotia, when she was detailed to escort a special convoy of river steamers (Convoy RB.1) from Newfoundland to the United Kingdom.
The convoy left St. John’s, Newfoundland, on 21 September, and four days later was attacked by three wolf packs totalling 17 U-boats. Two of the steamers, the S.S. Boston and the S.S. New York, were sunk. The following morning, Vernon, which, in order to pick up survivors from the two steamers, had become separated from the convoy, was hit by a torpedo from the German submarine U-404, and sank with her entire crew of 8 officers and 151 ratings, together with all 78 survivors that she had rescued from the two steamers.
Lawrence was amongst those killed, aged 20. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. His medals were sent to his father Frederick Lawrence.
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Three: Ordinary Seaman K. J. Harrison, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Arethusa, on escort duty as part of Operation Stoneage, was struck by an aerial torpedo from an Italian torpedo bomber during the final re-supply of the Siege of Malta, 18 November 1942
1939-45 STAR; AFRICA STAR, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43;WARMEDAL 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. J. R. Harrison, 5 Bibsworth Avenue, Broadway, Worcester’, extremely fine (3) £80-120
Kenneth John Harrison served during the Second World War as an Ordinary Seaman in the cruiser H.M.S. Arethusa. Shortly after 6:00 p.m. on 18 November 1942, whilst escorting convoy MW-13 from Alexandria to Malta, an Italian torpedo bomber approached the Arethusa from starboard. Moments later a second torpedo bomber approached from port. Five seconds later a torpedo broke surface about 300 yards away and struck the Arethusa, with the loss of 155 officers and ratings. Although badly damaged, the Arethusa made it back to Alexandria. She was the only casualty of the convoy and the safe arrival of the four merchant ships at Valetta effectively marked the end of the siege of Malta.
Harrison was amongst those killed, aged 19. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. His medals were sent to his father John Harrison.
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Four: Stoker 1st Class W. Nutt, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when his submarine H.M.S. Tigris was depth charged by the German submarine chaser UJ-2210 and sank off Capri, 27 February 1943
1939-45 STAR; AFRICA STAR, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. S. M. Nutt, 48 Large Square, Stainforth, Doncaster, Yorks’, nearly extremely fine (4)
£120-160
Wilfred Nutt served during the Second World War as a Stoker 1st Class in the T-class submarine H.M.S. Tigris. She left Malta on 18 February 1943 to patrol off Naples, and was last sighted at 7:30 a.m. on 24 February, 39 miles from Capri. On the morning of 27 February, the German submarine chaser UJ-2210, escorting a convoy six miles south east of Capri, made contact with an Allied submarine and carried out three depth charge attacks; the third attack brought oil to the surface and the contact was noted to be stationary. A fourth attack of fifteen depth charges brought a huge bubble of air to the surface. On 6 March, Tigris was ordered to return to Algiers but there was no reply to this signal. She failed to return to Algiers on 10 March 1943, and was declared overdue on that date. Tigris is almost certainly the submarine that was sunk on 27 February by UJ-2210 under the command of Otto Pollmann.
Nutt was amongst those killed, aged 24. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, and his official date of death is recorded as 10 March 1943, the day Tigris was declared overdue. His medals were sent to his father Sidney Nutt.
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