Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second War ‘1942’ B.E.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Petty Officer Writer P. Wild, Royal Navy

British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (C.P.O. Wr. Philip Wild. P/MX.46822); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (MX.46822 P. Wild. C.P.O.Wr. H.M.S. Asbury.) mounted for wear, generally very fine (7) £200-£300

B.E.M. London Gazette 11 June 1942.

Philip Wild was born in Lincolnshire in August 1909. He joined the Royal Navy as a Writer in November 1927. Wild advanced to Chief Petty Officer and served at H.M.S. Asbury during the Second War (awarded L.S. & G.C. November 1942). The latter was shore based transit accommodation for the Royal Navy located just outside New York, US.A. It was used by crews picking up ships allocated to the Royal Navy under the provisions of Lend-Lease and by crews sent to collect ships that had been undergoing long term repair, refitting or construction at United States dockyards, and was also used as a base for 'unattached' personnel.

Wild subsequently transferred to H.M.S. Merlin (air station) at Donibristle, Fife.