Bidspirit auction | Rare George Cross winner Cdr

Rare George Cross winner Cdr A. J Cobham GC signed Navy cover Loss of HMS Barham. RN Marriott cover Commemorating the Loss of Hms Barham Nov 1941, stamped Nov 1985 FDC. Born: 10 Oct 1909 Penang, Malaya (now Malaysia). Family: s of Percy Edward Cobham, rubber planter and Leila Neville (née Treacher). Educated: -. Married: 16 Nov 1946 St Agnes Church, Kloof, Natal, S Africa to Mollie Desiree (née Patrick); two s; one dau. Career: 15 May 1923 joined RN; 15 Jan 1927 Cdt HMS Ramillies; 1 Sept 1927 Mid; 3 Feb 1928 HMS Marlborough; 19 Apr 1929 HMS Devonshire; 26 July 1929 EGM Action off Skiathos, Greece; 16 Aug 1930 Sub Lt; 7 Mar 1931 HMS Berwick; 16 June 1932 Lt; 12 Dec 1932 HMS Winchester; 11 Jan 1933 HMS Vimy; 17 Sept 1934 HMS Electra; 2 Aug 1935 Div Offr HMS Ganges; 12 Aug 1937 HMS Eclipse; 4 Apr 1938 HMS Barham; 16 June 1940 Lt Cdr; 1941 engagements against Italian fleet, Cape Matapan, Greece; 25 Nov 1941 survived sinking of Barham off Libyan coast; Combined Ops, Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland; trained as Beachmaster; 1942 Op Ironclad, invasion of Madagascar; RN Cdo, Bombay; svd ops behind Japanese lines, Malaya; Arakan coast, Burma; 8 Aug 1944 cruiser HMS Norfolk; 1949 Portsmouth, Hants; 10 Oct 1954 retd; schoolmaster, Lysses Sch, Fareham, Hants; Dec 1978 MBE for svces to Scout Assn, Hants. Final rank: Lt Cdr (RN). Died: 14 May 1993 Portchester, Hants. Cremated: Portchester Crem; ashes scattered in Ashley Down Copse, Portchester. Commemoration: St Mary's Church, Portchester, Hants; Cobham Hall, Portchester. Other awards: MBE (1978); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Naval General Service Medal 1915-1962 with clasp SE Asia 1945-46; Coronation Medal 1937; Coronation Medal 1953; Jubilee Medal 1977. Investitures: EGM (Mil) 4 Mar 1930 by King George V, Buckingham Palace; GC 10 Mar 1942 by King George VI, Buckingham Palace. Good condition Est.