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Auction: 17002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 228

A long-served Malta hand's Second World War group of five awarded to Chief Petty Officer W. A. Duggin, Royal Navy, who was based at St. Angelo throughout the siege and blitz of 1941-43, in which period the famous fort suffered 69 direct hits: he also served in the minesweeper H.M.S. Fermoy, which ship was reduced to a constructive loss by Italian bombers off Valetta in early 1941

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (J. 110851 W. A. Duggin, A./P.O., H.M.S. St. Angelo), extremely fine (5)

William Alfred Duggin was born in Southampton, Hampshire in March 1909 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in July 1924.

By the outbreak of hostilities in September 1939, he was serving as an Acting Leading Seaman at St. Angelo, Malta and, as verified by his service record, he remained similarly employed for the remainder of the war. He did, however, see brief service in the minesweeper H.M.S. Fermoy in March-April 1941, in which period she was bombed by Italian aircraft off Valetta and written off as a constructive loss: among the resultant casualties was her C.O., Lieutenant-Commander J. G. D. Wetherfield, R.N., who is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta.

Advanced to Acting Petty Officer in June 1941, Duggin was awarded his L.S. and G.C. Medal in March 1942, prior to returning home in April 1946. His long association with 'Malta G.C.' was rekindled in the summer of 1948, when he returned to St. Angelo as a Chief Petty Officer. He was pensioned ashore in July 1949; sold with copied service record.





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