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Auction: 13003 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 79

Five: Attributed to Lieutenant D.L. Griffith-Jones, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Mentioned in Despatches for the Anzio Landings, 22.1.1944
1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaf, extremely fine, with the following related items:
- The recipient's five related miniature awards, with Gieves, London, receipt
- Mentioned in Despatches Certificate, dated 1.8.1944
- Report of Wound or Hurt, dated 29.11.1941
- The recipient's Passing Out Certificate from H.M.S. King Alfred as a Temporary Sub-Lieutenant, dated 21.2.1941
- The recipient's Thames Nautical Training College, H.M.S. Worcester, Certificate, dated 9.4.1936
- Various photographs of the recipient, including one of him with the crew of MGB 82
- The recipient's copy of Night Action, MTB Flotilla at War, by Captain Peter Dickens, D.S.O., M.B.E., D.S.C. (5)

M.I.D. London Gazette 1.8.1944 Temporary Lieutenant David Leoline Griffith-Jones, R.N.V.R. (Epsom)
'For outstanding courage, leadership, resource and determination during the assault on Anzio and in subsequent bombardments in support of the Army, and in maintaining an unbroken flow of supplies which accomplished the building up of the beach-head despite bombing, mining and bombardment by shore batteries.'

Lieutenant David Leoline Griffith-Jones, the younger brother of Squadron Leader J.M. Griffith-Jones, D.F.C.; Commissioned Sub-Lieutenant, 21.2.1941; wounded in the right hand by cannon shell splinter, 29.11.1941, whilst serving with MGB 89; promoted Lieutenant, 1.6.1942, and appointed skipper of Motor Gun Boat 82; he later took part in Operation Shingle, the amphibious assault on Anzio, 22.1.1944 (Mentioned in Despatches).

For other medals to the Griffith-Jones family see Lots 21 and 80.

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