Lot 144
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NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE 1915-62, one clasp, Near East, with M.I.D. Oakleaf (K.E. Gammer, L.A. (A.), R.N.), edge nicks, good very fine

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NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE 1915-62, one clasp, Near East, with M.I.D. Oakleaf (K.E. Gammer, L.A. (A.), R.N.), edge nicks, good very fine
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Mention in Despatches London Gazette 13.6.1957.

Leading Airman Kenneth Edward Gammer was 'Mentioned' for his services aboard the Aircraft Carrier H.M.S. Eagle during the Suez Crisis. In support of the Anglo-French landings in November 1956 (a.k.a. 'Operation Musketeer'), the aircraft of Eagle's Fleet Air Arm Squadrons attacked a number of Egyptian targets.