The James Fox Collection of Naval Awards

Three: Chief Petty Officer Communications Technician E. V. Spiller, Royal Navy

South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (LMEM (M) E V Spiller D165002R HMS Andromeda); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Gulf (POCT E V Spiller D165002R RN); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (CPOCT (A) E V Spiller D165002R RN) nearly extremely fine (3) £900-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The James Fox Collection of Naval Awards.

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H.M.S. Andromeda, a Leander-class Frigate launched in 1967, served during the Falklands War as a close-escort ship for the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Invincible, receiving no damage during the war.

Sold with a testimony from a Lynx Helicopter pilot from the Andromeda, who witnessed an attempted exocet missile attack on the ship with the last missile that the enemy possessed. The missile in question locked onto the ship, but ran out of fuel before getting into engagement range, having been fired from too far away.