Bidspirit auction | WW2 George Cross, Navy RAF

WW2 George Cross, Navy RAF Vips multiple signed Maritime Heritage FDC. Royal Mail Full Set of 5 Maritime Heritage Signed 7all naval. 2 July 1982 Windsor FDI on Full Set of 5 Maritime Heritage. Personally Signed by 7 all Navy. Alfred R Lowe GC Holder Royal Navy 8 Feb 1949. Liberty Boat returning from Weymouth sank. 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. Jeff Powell DSC, Plus Another?. Good condition Est.