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

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Yangtze 1949 (D/SSX. 855432 D. G. Thomas, Ord. Smn., R.N.) three digits of number officially corrected, extremely fine £1400-1800

David Glyn Thomas, a native of Swansea, was killed in action aboard H.M.S. Amethyst during the opening enemy bombardment of 20 April 1949. Seventeen crew members were killed in the same attack, and the Captain and one other crew member later died of wounds received on the same occasion.