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Group of eight medals awarded to Royal Navy Commander W.R. Marshall-A’Deane during World War II, est. £20,000-£30,000. Image courtesy of Noonans

WWII British naval hero’s medals to be auctioned at Noonans, July 27

Sheila Gibson Stoodley
Sheila Gibson Stoodley

 

Group of eight medals awarded to Royal Navy Commander W.R. Marshall-A’Deane during World War II, est. £20,000-£30,000. Image courtesy of Noonans
Group of eight medals awarded to Royal Navy Commander W.R. Marshall-A’Deane during World War II, est. £20,000-£30,000. Image courtesy of Noonans

LONDON – The highly emotive and unique Second War D.S.O., D.S.C., and Posthumous Albert Medal group of eight awarded to Royal Navy Commander W. R. Marshall-A’Deane will be sold by Mayfair-based Auctioneers Noonans on Wednesday, July 27 in a sale of Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. The group, which will be offered as one lot, is estimated at £20,000-£30,000. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

Born in 1902 in Keswick (now Cumbria), England, Marshall-A’Deane’s distinguished command of the destroyer H.M.S. Greyhound came to a sudden end when she was bombed and sunk by German aircraft during the battle of Crete in May 1941. He was among the survivors picked up by H.M.S. Kandahar; however later in the day H.M.S. Fiji was sunk and Kandahar again went to the rescue. Commander Marshall-A’Deane, despite the ordeal he had already been through that day, dived overboard in the gathering darkness to rescue the men in the water. He was not seen again.

Period photograph of Royal Navy Commander W.R. Marshall-A’Deane. Courtesy of Noonans
Period photograph of Royal Navy Commander W.R. Marshall-A’Deane. Courtesy of Noonans

Specialist and Deputy Chairman of Noonans Nimrod Dix commented: “Although Commander Marshall-A’Deane died before the age of 40, he had a momentous career and was recognized for his great gallantry on several occasions. Sadly, his life was cut short and his decorations, the D.S.O., D.S.C. and Posthumous A.M. were all presented to his next of kin by King George VI and are now being sold by his family.”

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The current rate of exchange is £1 = $1.19.

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