Campaign Groups and Pairs 1023
Four: Attributed to R. Burgess, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘JX144844 Mr. R. Burgess, 2 Northwall Road, Deal, Kent’, traces of verdigirs, nearly very fine
Five: Attributed to R. Baker, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘JX579960 Mr. R. Baker, 22 Spencer Street, Southall, Middx’, traces of verdigris to first, otherwise about extremely fine
Five: Attributed to F. E. Winkworth, Royal Army Service Corps 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. F. E. Winkworth, 76 Harvist Road, Kensal Rise, London N.W.6’, generally nearly extremely fine
Pair: E. L. Melrose, Australian Forces War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, both officially impressed ‘108151 E L Melrose’, good very fine (16) £80-£120 x1024
Four: Supply Assistant C. M. Zinck, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when H.M.C.S. Ottawa was torpedoed and sank in the north Atlantic on 13 September 1940
1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, all in card boxes of issue; Canadian Memorial Cross,
G.VI.R., ‘C. M. Zinck Supply Asst. R.C.N.V.R.’, in case of issue, extremely fine (5)
£240-£280
Cyril Milford Zinck was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 16 October 1910, and served during the Second World War as a Supply Assistant in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve from 17 August 1940. He was killed in action when H.M.C.S. Ottawa, on convoy duty with Convoy ON-127, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-91 south of Greenland just before midnight on 13 September 1940, with the loss of 141 lives. Zinck is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Canada.
Sold with copied service papers and other research, including a group photographic image of the recipient.
1025
Five: Attributed to Gunner C. G. Bowell, Royal Artillery 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star, 1 clasp, Pacific; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine
Pair: Attributed to Miss S. M. Baines, Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Defence and War Medals 1939-45, unnamed as issued, with Air Council enclosure, in Air Ministry card box of issue, addressed to ‘Miss S. M. Baines, 36 The Crescent, Filey, Yorks.’, extremely fine (7)
£60-£80
Cyril George Bowell was born in London on 17 July 1910, and was a part-time soldier in the Territorial Army. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he enlisted in the Royal Artillery at Blackpool on 13 March 1941, and after training with the 227 Anti-Aircraft Regiment, transferred to 5 Regiment, Maritime Royal Artillery, as a Gunner proficient on the Oerlikon, Browning, and Bofor guns. He served on board Merchant ships, primarily on operational convoy service, and was demobilised on 23 April 1946.
Sold with the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Record of Service and Release Leave Certificate; Certificate of Transfer to the Army Reserve; National Registration Identity Card; Naval and Military Club membership pass; and various letters regarding the award of his Second War campaign medals.
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Three: Sergeant Navigator G. R. Fernee, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Halifax was shot down during Operation Frothblower, the raid on the Škoda Works, 16-17 April 1943
1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to Mrs. M. S. Fernee, 48 Harrow Road, Carshalton Beeches, Surrey’, good very fine (3)
£300-£400
George Richard Fernee was born on 21 May 1911 and joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, training as a Navigator at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He served during the Second World War as a Sergeant Navigator with No. 77 Squadron (Halifaxes). He was killed in action during Operation Frothblower, when, on the night of 16-17 April 1943, 327 heavy bombers set out to destroy the Škoda Works at Plzen, Czechoslovakia. In an attempt to minimise civilian casualties the raid was flown at almost full moon, at low level, and over a distance of over 1,700 miles, resulting in the heaviest losses for Bomber Command up to that date. 38 aircraft were lost, including Fernee’s Halifax, which was shot down by Oberleutenant Jakob Bender at 00:30 on 17 April, and crashed in the Mauren valley. Of the crew of seven, four (including Fernee) were killed, with the other three being taken Prisoner of War. Fernee is buried alongside his crew-mates in Durnback War Cemetery, Germany. His medals were sent to his wife, Mary Saxby Fernee.
Sold with a large quantity of original photographs, including one of the recipient and his crew; various letters and telegrams sent to the recipient’s wife; and a signed copy of the book A Shaky Do!, The Škoda Works Raid, by P. W. Cunliffe.
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