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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 814

Sold by Order of a Direct Descendant

The mounted group of seven miniature dress medals worn by Lieutenant-Commander P. T. Miles, Royal Navy, a long-served submariner who shared in the famous covert landing of SOE agents on the Andaman Islands of 'Operation HATCH' in December 1944; he latterly who won a 'mention' for his command of H.M.S. Crane during the Korean War when she fired no less than 1756 high-explosive 4" rounds

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, with M.I.D. oak leaf; U.N. Korea 1950-54, mounted as worn, good very fine (7)

For his full-size awards and a biographical note, please see Lot 631.

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Sold for
£130

Starting price
£60