Lot Archive

Lot

№ 1346

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2 April 2003

Hammer Price:
£85

Three: Emlyn Sidoli, Galley Boy, Merchant Navy, S.S. Homeside

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal, with named condolence slip and in card box of issue addressed to his next-of-kin, extremely fine (3) £30-40

Emlyn Sidoli, S.S. Homeside, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, died on 28 January, 1941, aged 21, and is commemorated with 34 other crew members on the Tower Hill Memorial, London. Not listed as an official war loss, the fate of this merchant vessel in unknown.