£550.00Lieutenant A.M.W. Blake Royal Navy
Killed in action 31st January 1942 when H.M.S. Belmont was sunk by a U82.
-Naval General Service Medal 1909-62 clasp Palestine 1936-1939 MID A.M.W. Blake R.N.
-1939-45 Star
-Atlantic Star
-Africa Star
-War Medal
WWII Medals unnamed as issued
Lieutenant Arthur Michael William Blake Royal Navy joined as a naval cadet 1st September 1935, Midshipman 1st May 1936, Sublietenant 1st May 1938 and Lieutenant 1st September 1940. Naval cadet at Dartmouth Royal Naval College, Midshipman H.M.S. Valliant 1st May 1936, H.M.S. Ramillies 14th January 1937. H.M.S. Escort 12th January 1939, H.M.S. Encounter 24th June 1939, H.M.S. Belmont 2nd December 1941. Killed in action when H.M.S. Belmont was lost with all hands 31st January 1942, attacked by U-boat 82. H.M.S. Belmont was escorting convoys when attacked and sunk along with H.M.S. Culver about 30 miles South of Newfoundland. H.M.S. Belmont went full steam ahead to block the line of fire infront of the convoy and was rocked by 2 violent explosions. All 138 crew were lost in the sinking in the bitter cold winter’s night.
With a file of copied research
Condition as shown in photographs
