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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 491

An important Naval General Service Medal awarded to Stoker Mechanic V. D. Maskell, Royal Navy, who was killed in action aboard H.M.S. Amethyst on 20 April 1949

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Yangtze 1949 (C.KX. 118897 V. D. Maskell, Sto. Mech., R.N.), extremely fine; just two or three Amethyst casualty's awards are known on the market, thus excessively rare

Victor Douglas Maskell was born at Oakham, Rutland on 13 March 1923.

The exact nature of his fate on 20 April 1949 remains unknown. He was likely among those killed outright in the initial bombardment of Amethyst but he may also have been among the ratings gunned down in cold blood as they swam for Rose Island.


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