Bidspirit auction | WW2 Rare George Cross A

WW2 Rare George Cross A R Lowe GC multiple signed HMS Illustrious navy cover signed by 4.Series one no.54. RARE numbered 32 of 35 extra specials. Autographed WW2 ships veterans A R Lowe GC, Capt Torrens Spence DSO DSC AFC, Capt Sutton DSC*, Cdr G Going DSO. Alfred Raymond Lowe, GC (born 14 June 1931) is a British recipient of the George Cross. Lowe joined the Royal Navy as a boy seaman in January 1947. After training at HMS Ganges, he joined the crew of the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. On 17 October 1948, when aged 17, a boat he was on sank and Lowe risked his life to rescue a drowning midshipman. For his actions in the disaster, which led to 29 deaths, including that of the midshipman, Lowe was awarded the Albert Medal for Lifesaving. Lowe later served as a radio operator and diver and saw action in the Korean War aboard HMS Concord, receiving a mention in despatches. Lowe retired from the navy in 1959 as a petty officer. He later worked as a salesman in England and New Zealand. Lowe took up the offer, made to all living Albert Medal recipients in 1971, to exchange his Albert Medal for the George Cross. He now lives in New Zealand. Captain Frederick Michael Alexander Torrens-Spence, DSO, DSC, AFC (10 March 1914 - 12 December 2001) was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm pilot in the Second World War. Torrens-Spence earned the distinction of holding commissions in the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, the British Army and the Royal Ulster Constabulary. Captain Alan William Frank ”Alfie” Sutton CBE, DSC and Bar (1912-2008) was a legendary British Fleet Air Arm observer who was the last surviving aviator of the 1940 Taranto raid, which crippled the Italian fleet and altered the balance of power in the Mediterranean. Commander G. Going (often referred to in records as Lt. Cdr. G. Going) was a distinguished Fleet Air Arm (FAA) officer in the Royal Navy, highly decorated for his pivotal leadership during World War II. He is best known for being awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for leading daring combat operations in the Mediterranean. Good condition Est.