HMS Narcissus consecutive Commanders’ medal groups

Description Unusual, unique opportunity to acquire the medal groups of the 2 consecutive Commanders of HMS Narcissus. An opportunity to purchase the medal groups of Lt Cdr W G H Bolton DSC, RND, MID AND GEORGE T.S. CLAMPITT Lt Cdr William George Howe Bolton DSC, RND, MID. RNR – from 2nd June 1941 to 3rd December 1943 handing over to: T/Lt George Thomas Sidney Clampitt RNR from 3rd December 1943 to 12th November 1944. Centred on the exceptional B3 Ship’s Plaque.     BOLTON in brief: Lt. Commander Bill Bolton, Royal Navy Reserve was a 3 times decorated Second World War naval reserve officer. Awarded the D.S.C., R. D. and M.I.D. Bolton served in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Normandy Landings as a Corvette and Captain class frigate commander. CLAMPITT in brief: Very interesting Life Saving and WW2 medal group, ephemera and artefacts to an RNVR and Merchant Navy Officer. George Clampitt, having been awarded the LSHS medal in 1936 for Gallantry in a life saving attempted rescue whilst as a Merchant Navy Officer, went on to Command H.M.S. Jasper and other smaller vessels before Commanding H.M.S. Narcissus in the renowned B3 Group,Western Approaches with the Free French navy and Polish navy. He was awarded the French Croix de Lorraine and the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star for valuable service with the Free French. He later commanded the LST 77 in the Adriatic and Mediterranean. Post WW2 he returned to the Merchant Navy. Clampitt Medals: Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Bronze Medal named on the rim to ( TO GEORGE T.S. CLAMPITT. FOR GALLANT SERVICE. 7/7/36. ) with box of issue and miniature. 39/45 Star, Atlantic Star ( France and Germany bar), Africa Star (North Africa 1942-43 bar), Italy Star, War Medal, Croix de Guerre avec Etoile. With corresponding miniatures medal bar and separate ribbon bar with corresponding rosettes, numerous several individual ribbons with rosettes, plus 1 large and 1 small FREE FRENCH FRANCE LIBRE enamelled badges and the Croix de Lorraine pin badge. These groups are selling separately on this site and the opportunity to buy both together extends until either one or both is sold. PAYPAL is NOT available for this item. Overseas buyers must contact us to agree shipping prior to order. Email [email protected] for details or call 07765 595662 to arrange. Card Payment and / or Bank Transfer details on checkout Part Exchange considered.