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Auction: 22001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 296

Eight: Captain C. E. C. Phipps, Royal Fleet Auxiliary

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 2 clasps, S. E. Asia 1945-46, Near East (2nd. Officer C. E. Phipps.); Korea 1950-53 (C. E. C. Phipps.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, nearly extremely fine and a rare combination (8)

Charles Eric Constantine Phipps was born at Liverpool on 5 July 1911. Serving during the Second World War, he thence earned the most unusual combination of post-War service, being appointed Chief Officer on the Gold Ranger on 10 January 1951. She served during the Korean War and latterly during the atomic weapons tests at the Mauro Atoll, besides a number of excursions to assist Antarctic expeditions. Phipps was first made Master of the Eddyness on 3 July 1957, before a number of other postings to various vessels in this position. Phipps died at Yeovil in May 1982; sold together with a bound book with copied research and extracts.

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Sold for
£580

Starting price
£400