A Fine Collection of Medals to Officers Who Died During The Two World Wars

Three: Midshipman B. P. Stevenson, Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Hood, killed in action against the Bismarck in May 1941

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal, with named Admiralty condolence slip (Basil Patrick Stevenson, Temporary Midshipman, R.N.R.) and in card box of issue addressed to his mother, extremely fine (3) £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Medals to Officers Who Died During The Two World Wars.

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Basil Patrick Stevenson, son of Mrs H. G. Stevenson, Eastbourne, Sussex, was killed in action on 24 May 1941, whilst serving as a Temporary Midshipman aboard H.M.S. Hood when she was sunk by the battleship Bismarck. Sold with two contemporary post card photographs of the Hood.