Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Lieutenant J. Whiddon, Royal Navy

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star, 1 clasp, Atlantic; War Medal 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Lieut. J. Whiddon. R.N.; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (Lieut. J. Whiddon R.N.) official correction to first three letters of surname; U.N. Korea 1950-54, mounted on card for display, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (6) £300-£400

John Whiddon was born at Edmonton, Essex, in 1925, and was appointed Temporary Midshipman, R.N.V.R. on 11 November 1943, and subsequently Temporary Acting Sub Lieutenant on 22 October 1944, and Temporary Sub Lieutenant on 22 April 1945. He was transferred to the Royal Navy on 22 January 1947, being made Lieutenant R.N. Whiddon served at H.M.S. Copra (Combined Operations accounting base) for landing craft duty from November 1943 to July 1945 - he then served in: H.M.S. Victory (for Stamshaw Camp) from March 1946; H.M.S. Constance destroyer from June 1948 to May 1950; H.M.S. Gannet (R.N. Air Station, Eglinton, Londonderry) between May and October 1953; Observer, 728 Squadron F.A.A., H.M.S. Falcon (R.N. Air Station, Halfar, Malta) from October 1953 to July 1954. Lieutenant John Whiddon died at Malta on 27 July 1954.