Five Second War Groups to Naval Forces -- Four: H. D. Crawford, Leading Stoker, Royal New Zealand Navy, 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal; New Zealand Service Medal, with New Zealand Memorial Cross, silver, reverse officially impressed 'N21489 Ldg Sto H. D. Crawford'; Four: J. Brown, Able Seaman, Royal Navy, 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; War Medal, with named condolence enclosure and box of issue -- 'Mr C. Brown'; Five: Master H. W. Taylor, Merchant Navy, 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star with 'North Africa 1942-43' bar; Italy Star; War Medal, with named condolence enclosure; Five: D. H. Ball, Able Seaman, Royal Navy, 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star with 'Pacific' bar; Defence and War Medals, with named condolence enclosure and box of issue -- 'Mr R. W. Ball'; Six: T. T. Parkin, Royal Navy, 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Italy Star; War Medal, with named condolence enclosure and box of issue -- 'Mrs Rita Pigg', all Stars and Medals impressed with relevant details, nearly extremely fine and better (24)

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Five Second War Groups to Naval Forces -- Four: H. D. Crawford, Leading Stoker, Royal New Zealand Navy, 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal; New Zealand Service Medal, with New Zealand Memorial Cross, silver, reverse officially impressed 'N21489 Ldg Sto H. D. Crawford'; Four: J. Brown, Able Seaman, Royal Navy, 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; War Medal, with named condolence enclosure and box of issue -- 'Mr C. Brown'; Five: Master H. W. Taylor, Merchant Navy, 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star with 'North Africa 1942-43' bar; Italy Star; War Medal, with named condolence enclosure; Five: D. H. Ball, Able Seaman, Royal Navy, 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star with 'Pacific' bar; Defence and War Medals, with named condolence enclosure and box of issue -- 'Mr R. W. Ball'; Six: T. T. Parkin, Royal Navy, 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Italy Star; War Medal, with named condolence enclosure and box of issue -- 'Mrs Rita Pigg', all Stars and Medals impressed with relevant details, nearly extremely fine and better (24)

Lot Essay

INDENTHugh Dobson Crawford, Leading Stoker, was lost when H.M.N.Z.S. Moa was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft in the roads of Lunga/Guadalcanal and Tulaga, 7 April 1943

Joseph Brown, Able Seaman, was lost when the destroyer H.M.S. Eclipse was sunk by a mine off Kalimno, Dodecanese, 23 October 1943; 119 Officers and ratings were killed

Donald Huband Ball, Able Seaman, serving in M.V. Grena en route from Aden to Abadan was lost when the vessel was torpedoed and sunk by a U.Boat, 21 March 1944

Thomas Thompson Parkin, Leading Seaman, died from multiple burns sustained by accident in the Carrier H.M.S. Illustrious

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