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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 26

A Good Second War 1945 'Immediate' Action Against E-boats D.S.M. Group of Six to Stoker Petty Officer R. Joynes, Royal Navy
a) Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Sto. P.O. R. Joynes. C/KX. 76205.)
b) 1939-1945 Star
c) Atlantic Star, with France and Germany Bar
d) Africa Star
e) War Medal
f) Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R. (KX.76205 (Ch. B. 24781) R. Joynes. L. Sto. R.F.R.), generally very fine or better, with the following related documents:
- Parchment Certificate of Service
- Named Enclosure Slip for D.S.M.; Enclosure Slip for campaign awards
- Admiralty Letter informing recipient of the award of his D.S.M. for action against E-Boats in H.M.S. Valorous, dated 15.5.1945
- Liberation of Norway Certificate, named and dated December 1945
- Crossing of the Equator 'Proclamation', dated 13.4.1942
- Photographic image of recipient in uniform, and two original photographs from recipient's service (lot)

D.S.M. London Gazette 8.5.1945 Stoker Petty Officer Robert Joynes, C/KX.76205 (Thornton Heath) [jointly listed with Sick Berth Attendant Alexander Moodie Smith C/MX.11695 (Preston Pans, E. Lothian)]
'For gallantry and devotion to duty whilst serving in H.M.S. Valorous and H.M.S. Verdun in seeking out E-boats and beating off a series of attacks on a convoy.'

The Recommendation for Joynes' award states: 'When the boiler room, of which he was in charge, was hit, a splintered steam pipe caused a most disconcerting escape of steam. Two of his crew were wounded, but Joynes by his calm and assured demeanour in obscure conditions reassured the young ratings with him, and by strict attention to duty, maintained steam under difficult circumstances.'

C/KX.76205 Stoker Petty Officer Robert Joynes, D.S.M., born Durham, 1907; joined the Royal Navy as Stoker 2nd Class, 18.5.1926; transferred Royal Fleet Reserve, 17.5.1938; service during the Second War included in H.M.S. Shropshire (cruiser), July 1941-December 1942 (L.S. & G.C. 5.5.1942); served as Temporary Stoker Petty Officer in H.M.S. Valorous (destroyer), August 1943-June 1945; she was primarily employed on coastal convoy defence duties; and it was on one such occasion when Joynes distinguished himself in action against E-boats on the night of 21st/22nd February 1945; on the latter date H.M. Ships Valorous and Verdun were tasked with protecting Convoy F.S.34; the two ageing destroyers managed to beat off a series of determined attacks by German E-boats over the course of two hours; Joynes was discharged 20.11.1945.

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