Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Eight: P. Bond, Mercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Percy Bond); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 2 clasps, Cyprus, Near East, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (P. Bond.) mounted as worn, good very fine and better (8) £300-£400

Percy Bond was Master of the armed merchant ship Ocean Honour which was sailing independently on a voyage from Liverpool to Aden and Alexandria via Durban with a cargo of 6,000 tons of government stores including motor vehicles. When in the Gulf of Aden, near Socotra Island on 16 September 1942, she was torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-29 commanded by Izu. The Master, Captain Percy Bond, 29 crew and 3 gunners landed on an isolated island and were rescued by R.A.F. aircraft and taken to Aden. 15 of the crew and 5 gunners were lost.