Nine: Petty Officer G.E. Mercer, Royal Navy, 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, with 'France and Germany' clasp; Africa Star; Burma Star, with 'Pacific' clasp; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Naval Long Service and Good Conduct, E.II.R. (P.O., H.M.S. Dolphin); Malta, National Commemorative Medal, in card box of issue with forwarding letter; U.S.S.R., 1939-45 War 40th Anniversary Medal, in card box of issue with forwarding letter, contact marks, very fine and better, mounted as worn unless otherwise stated, together with Burma Star Association lapel badge and a Normandy Landings commemorative issue (9)

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Nine: Petty Officer G.E. Mercer, Royal Navy, 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, with 'France and Germany' clasp; Africa Star; Burma Star, with 'Pacific' clasp; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Naval Long Service and Good Conduct, E.II.R. (P.O., H.M.S. Dolphin); Malta, National Commemorative Medal, in card box of issue with forwarding letter; U.S.S.R., 1939-45 War 40th Anniversary Medal, in card box of issue with forwarding letter, contact marks, very fine and better, mounted as worn unless otherwise stated, together with Burma Star Association lapel badge and a Normandy Landings commemorative issue (9)

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Lot Essay

H.M.S. Dolphin was the Submarine Base at Gosport and quite possibly the recipient served in the famous "Fighting Tenth" Flotilla out of Malta. Worthy of further research.