~ WW2 Royal Navy PO Medal Set Of 6 Including LSGC Including Paperwork And Royal Navy Cap And George Cross 50th Medal ~
The set comprises of…
. Court mounted 1939-45 star, Atlantic stat, Africa star with North Africa clasp 1942-43, Italy star, war and Long Service Good Conduct (named JX. 1608191 J. A. W. MYALL P.O. H.M.S. BARRINGTON) medals in its original dispatch box with the corrsponding miniature medals
. George Cross 50th anniversary medal
. His WW2 petty officers Royal Navy cap
. Later photographs of the gentleman in his uniform
. His death certificate
. His Royal Navy certificate of service
. Details of a very active serice career, including escorting the damage HMS Prince Of Wales to Iceland after the loss of HMS Hood, partaking in force K to Malta, invasion of North Africa, Invasion of Sicily as well as an active post-war service career including Petty Officer of the guides aboard HMS Victory and a photograph of a heavy cruiser.
~ HMS Barrington ~
HMS Barrington (Z59) was a Bar class boom defence vessel, built byW. Simons & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) and commissioned on the 24th of December 1940. She had a displacement of 780 GRT, a top speed of 11 knots and was armed with a single 3 inch anti-aircraft gun.
A net laying ship, also known as a net layer, net tender, gate ship or boom defence vessel was a type of small auxiliary ship.
A net layer’s primary function was to lay and maintain steel anti-torpedo or anti-submarine nets. Nets could be laid around an individual ship at anchor, or around harbors or other anchorages. Net laying was potentially dangerous work, and net laying seamen were experts at dealing with blocks, tackles, knots and splicing. As World War II progressed, net layers were pressed into a variety of additional roles including salvage, troop and cargo transport, buoy maintenance, and service as tugboats.
~ Condition ~
The medals are in good order.
~ Dimensions ~
The medals are of the standard size.
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