LOT 142:
WW2 Navy Lt Cdr Michael Irwin hand written letter with good content regarding HMS Ulster Monarch and landing US Col ...
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WW2 Navy Lt Cdr Michael Irwin hand written letter with good content regarding HMS Ulster Monarch and landing US Col William Darly, CO American Rangers on Operation Torch. British officer served aboard HMS Lowestoft in North Sea and North Atlantic, 2/1940-1/1941; served on shore duties with Bristol Channel Balloon Barrage in Barry, GB, 2/1941-1/1942; served aboard Q ship HMS Brutus n North Sea, 2/1942-7/1942; served aboard HMS Berwick, 1st Cruiser Sqdn in North Atlantic, 7/1942-9/1942; served as flotilla commander of support craft aboard HMS Ulster Monarch during Operation Torch landings at Arzew, French Algeria, 11/1942 and with 590th LCA Flotilla during landings on Sicily, Italy, 7/1943; served as flotilla commander of support craft aboard HMS Durban Castle during landings at Salerno, Italy, 9/1943; trained with X-craft of 12th Submarine Flotilla, HMS Varbel, Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute, GB, 11/1943-3/1944; commanded 591st LCA (HR) Flotilla during Normandy Landings, D-Day, 6/6/1944; served aboard HMS Fencer in GB coastal waters and Far East, 1944-1946. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

