WW2 RN DSM & MID GROUP TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER G.E. BELL

Distinguished Service Medal/M.I.D Group of 6 to 109728 Chief Petty Officer G. E. Bell, Royal Navy.

A Second War D.S.M. group of six awarded to Chief Petty Officer G. E. Bell, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (C.P.O. G. E. Bell. P/J.109728), in it's original case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, good very fine.

D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1945: The original recommendation states ‘For leadership, example and cheerful devotion to duty’ whilst serving on H.M.S. Zetland, a ‘Hunt class’ destroyer on the Mediterranean Station and in the Aegean. M.I.D. London Gazette 5 October 1943: The original recommendation states ‘For unbroken vigilance while serving in H.M. Ships in operations which prevented the escape of enemy forces after their defeat in North Africa.’

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