Eight: Electrician's Mate First Class J. E. Hutchings, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic...

Eight: Electrician’s Mate First Class J. E. Hutchings, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (C/MX.844613 J. E. Hutchings. E.M.1. R.N.); Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (C/MX.844613 J. E. Hutchings. E.M.1. R.N.) minor official correction to prefix to number; U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, generally good very fine and better (8) £200-£240 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- John Edward Hutchings was born in Camberwell, London, on 9 June 1913 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 9 July 1929. Promoted Able Seaman on 8 December 1932, he served during the Second World War in a variety of ships and shore based establishments in a variety of theatres (his Certificate of Service states that, in addition to the medals included in this lot, he received the ‘Burma & Pacific Star’ [sic], perhaps implying that he was entitled to a Pacific clasp to his Burma Star). Promoted Electrician’s Mate Second Class on 12 February 1947, he saw further service during the operations in Malaya and Korea, and was shore released on 13 December 1953. He was not awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He subsequently joined the Merchant Navy. Sold with the recipient’s original Certificate of Service; Torpedo History Sheet; Gunnery History Sheet; Electrician Trade Certificate; Lifeboatman Certificate of Efficiency; and Liverpool Fire Service Training School Ship Fire Fighting Certificate.