Auction Catalogue

2 March 2005

Starting at 11:00 AM

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

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 932

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2 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£220

Seven: Petty Officer D. MacPherson, Royal Navy

Naval General Service 1915-62
, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (JX. 131878 A.B., R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star, clasp, Pacific; Defence and War Medals; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (JX. 131878 P.O., H.M.S. Phoebe), good very fine or better (7) £180-220

David MacPherson was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in the Summer of 1945 (ADM 171/153 refers), by which stage of the War H.M.S. Phoebe was on station in the Far East, where she added “Sabang 1944” and “Burma 1945” to her Battle Honours.