A Sicily Landing and Adriatic Operations D.S.C. and Bar Group of Nine to Commander G. Ransome, Royal Navy, Senior Naval Officer Landing, Operation "Husky", Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R. (hallmarks for London 1945), reverse officially dated 1943 and inscribed "Commander G. Ransome Royal Navy", and Second Award Bar, reverse officially dated 1945; British War and Victory Medals (Mid.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star with bar "North Africa 1942-43"; Italy Star; War Medal, all Second War Stars and Medal inscribed "G.R."; Jubilee 1935 (Lt. Cdr.), good very fine and better, with the group of nine related miniature awards, the B.W.M. with three clasps, "North Sea 1917", "North Sea 1918" and "Russia" (18)

细节

A Sicily Landing and Adriatic Operations D.S.C. and Bar Group of Nine to Commander G. Ransome, Royal Navy, Senior Naval Officer Landing, Operation "Husky", Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R. (hallmarks for London 1945), reverse officially dated 1943 and inscribed "Commander G. Ransome Royal Navy", and Second Award Bar, reverse officially dated 1945; British War and Victory Medals (Mid.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star with bar "North Africa 1942-43"; Italy Star; War Medal, all Second War Stars and Medal inscribed "G.R."; Jubilee 1935 (Lt. Cdr.), good very fine and better, with the group of nine related miniature awards, the B.W.M. with three clasps, "North Sea 1917", "North Sea 1918" and "Russia" (18)

拍品专文

INDENTD.S.C. London Gazette 21.12.1943 Commander, R.N. "For outstanding leadership, enterprise and devotion to duty in the Operations which let to the capture of Sicily by Allied Forces"

Bar to D.S.C. London Gazette 24.4.1945 Commander, R.N. "For Gallantry, leadership and outstanding devotion to duty shown in H.M.S. Loyal during a bombardment of enemy targets on the Adriatic Coast North of Ancona"

Commander Godfrey Ransome, D.S.C., Midshipman September 1917; Sub-Lieutenant 1921; Officer Commanding Royal Naval Guard of Honour, Jubilee celebrations, May 1935; Commander 1938; shown in H.M.S. Nigeria 1942; appointed "Senior Naval Officer Landing" (J), for the Allied amphibious assault on Sicily, July 1943, being one of those responsible for the naval side of the actual assaults; present in the Landing Ships Infantry (L.S.I.s) with the first assault convoys; this responsible position was usually held by officers of Captains rank (D.S.C.); was present in H.M.S. Loyal during the Naval bombardment of the German "Gothic" Line north of Ancona, early September 1944 (Bar to D.S.C.)