Royal Mail FDC
Full Set of 5 Maritime Heritage Signed 6 all naval
2 July 1982
Belfast on Full Set of 5 Maritime Heritage
Personally
Signed by 6 all Navy
Alfred
R Lowe GC Holder Royal Navy 8 Feb 1949 .
Liberty Boat returning from Weymouth
sank,
Lt.Commander C.M. Kingsmill DSO VRD pilot Swordfish aircraft during the action against the German ships Scharnhorst and
Gneisenau.
Lieutenant-Commander Edgar Lee was the last surviving member of
those gallant aircrew of 825 Squadron Fleet Air Arm that in February 1942 made
the attack in Swordfish torpedo bombers on the German battlecruisers
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen.
Lt John Bridge GC GM* RNVR, HMS Elissa (Messina, Sicily), Bomb and Mine Disposal Section,
also Port Clearance. After the death or wounding of an entire bomb disposal
party on 23 August 1943 by six depth charges, Lt Bridge and his party, in 28
dives cleared Messina harbour of the remaining 207, including two with unknown
firing mechanisms by the 2 September. This was only one day before the assault
on Italy, and thus vital to Allied operations. Lt Bridge had already received
the GM and Bar. Awarded George Cross, gazetted 20 June 1944
A.J
Cobham GC Holder Midshipman ( Later Commander) On 26th
July 1929 HMS Devonshire was carrying out full calibre firing with all 8 guns (
twin turrets) together. Was a heavy Explosion which blew the roof of one of the
Turrets. Cobham immediately took a
stretcher parties aft and ordered one crew to follow him and the other rig hoses.
Reached the turret and helped the men whos clothes still on fire did what they
could and then went into the gun house and pulled more bodies out, after they
turned on the hoses and help cool things down. Died in 1993
Lt Cdr R Mc
Samples CMG,DSO,OBE RNR Survivor Observer W 5907 L Swordfish.
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