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Auction: 6007 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 427

A Very Early Second War ´Anti-Submarine Duties´ D.S.M. Group of Nine to Lieutenant Commander H. Flavell, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal G.VI.R. (H. Flavell P.O. R.N.), officially engraved, it is not unusual for early D.S.M.s of this period to be engraved, e.g. some Graf Spee awards were issued unnamed and some with year of issue only; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Naval General Service 1915-62 G.VI.R., one clasp, Malaya (Lt. Cdr. H. Flavell. R.N.); Korea 1950-53, 1st type (Lt. Cdr. H. Flavell D.S.M. R.N.); United Nations Korea Medal, nearly extremely fine, mounted court style as originally worn, with (9) associated miniature awards, ribands and recipient´s No. 1A Dress reefer in fine blue cloth, with four gilt QEC buttons in each row in front, and gold lace rank insignia of a Lieutenant Commander on sleeves, with matching pair of trousers (9) Estimate £ 800-1,000D.S.M. London Gazette 1.1.1940 Harry Flavell, Petty Officer, H.M.S. Eclipse ´For outstanding zeal, proficiency, skill and energy in successfully combating enemy submarines´ Lieutenant Commander Harry Flavell, D.S.M., (1913-1991); Boatswain (Anti-Submarine Duties) Royal Navy, 7.12.1940; served in the Second War at H.M.S. Osprey, Anti-Submarine Establishment (Ayr, Scotland); Lieutenant Commander 3.2.1952; retired 8.5.1958 after 29 years service in the Royal Navy.

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