Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part II)

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (M. 35183 F. T. Ryan, E.A. 1, H.M.S. Imogen) nearly extremely fine £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals for Services at Sea from the Collection of the Late Oliver Stirling Lee.

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The destroyer H.M.S. Imogen was involved in several successful anti-U-boat operations prior to her demise off Duncansby Head on 16 July 1940, when in thick fog she was in collision with the cruiser Glasgow. Badly damaged and set on fire, she had to be abandoned, and eventually went down with the loss of 19 ratings.