Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 75 26 September 2012
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MILITARY MEDALS. Campaign Groups. WWII 'Salerno Landings' Group of 3 awarded to Able Seaman Alan Wood, crew member aboard HMLCG (L) 12, killed in action 8 September 1943 – the date of the Italian surrender, 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, War Medal, 1939-1945; medals unnamed as issued, group loose, sold with original OHMS box of issue. Toned, good very fine. (3)
Able Seaman Alan Wood was killed in action aboard one of the Allied landing craft (Landing Craft Gun [large]) on the day before and possibly en route to the main landings at Salerno and Tarento in Operations 'Slapstick' and 'Avalanche'. Sold with copy CWGC casualty report – and worthy of further research to pinpoint the specific details concerning this casualty.
Estimate: £100-150
Able Seaman Alan Wood was killed in action aboard one of the Allied landing craft (Landing Craft Gun [large]) on the day before and possibly en route to the main landings at Salerno and Tarento in Operations 'Slapstick' and 'Avalanche'. Sold with copy CWGC casualty report – and worthy of further research to pinpoint the specific details concerning this casualty.
Estimate: £100-150