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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 395

Four: Leading Seaman G. Holmes, Royal Navy, who served aboard H.M.S. Howe during her involvement in the Pacific Campaign

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star, clasp, Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine (4)

Grahame Holmes was born at Salford, Lancashire on 25 September 1920, the son of Ellen Holmes of 59 Wiltshire Street, Salford. Enlisting with the Royal Navy with the rank of Ordinary Seaman on 10 June 1941 with Glendower where he remained until being posted to Victory on 24 July to train as a Radio Direction Finder. His first seaborne posting was H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle on 24 September of that same year. Promoted Able Seaman on 10 March 1942 aboard H.M.S. Afrikander III Holmes continued to serve aboard a number of ships. Earning his Atlantic Star aboard H.M.S. Nigella in September 1942 en-route to H.M.S. Kongeni, not long after he was advanced Acting Leading Seaman on 12 December 1942. Transferring to H.M.S. Sheba on 1 November 1943 he was confirmed Leading Seaman there. Posted to H.M.S. Howe he remained aboard that ship from 14 June 1944-25 February 1946 in the Pacific theatre. Here the Howe was involved in heavy fighting in support of allied efforts in Sumatra, Okinawa and Miyako. Transferred on 25 February, Holmes was discharged on 5 May 1946; sold together with original service records, medal entitlement forms and a Howe pennant and ships' badge wall plaque.

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£90

Starting price
£50