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Five: Petty Officer Robert Snape, Royal Navy, Gun Layer aboard H.M.S. Norfolk during the...
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Five: Petty Officer Robert Snape, Royal Navy, Gun Layer aboard H.M.S. Norfolk during the pursuit and destruction of the Bismarck in May 1941, and of the Scharnhorst in December 1943 during the battle of North Cape, Norfolk’s gunnery success playing a pivotal part in both instances 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, all unnamed as issued in named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr R. Snape, 7, Turner Street, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire’, extremely fine (5) £400-£500 --- Robert Snape was born at Bollington, Cheshire, on 1 October 1919, and was acalled up for service as an Ordinary Seaman on 2 January 1940, for the duration of the ‘present emergency’. Following service aboard H.M.S. Royal Arthur and at H.M.S. Drake, he joined H.M.S. Norfolk in June 1940, remaining in her, apart from a brief sojourn at Drake again from July to September 1943, until 9 March 1944, after which he moved to H.M.S. Devonshire for the remainder of the war. He was released from the service on 1 March 1946. Sold with the following original documents: a. Certificate of Service b. Gunnery History Sheet c. Letter of Commendation from Sir Henry Ruthven Moore, August 1945, ‘for good service and devotion to duty while serving in H.M.S. Devonshire d. Portrait photograph e. Album of 30+ wartime photographs mostly relating to H.M.S. Norfolk and the Bismarck action but including one of the signatures of some 30 ‘survivors of Scharnhorst 26th Dec. 1943’ together with those of Admiral of the Fleet Bruce Fraser and Admiral Robert Burnett.
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Five: Petty Officer Robert Snape, Royal Navy, Gun Layer aboard H.M.S. Norfolk during the pursuit and destruction of the Bismarck in May 1941, and of the Scharnhorst in December 1943 during the battle of North Cape, Norfolk’s gunnery success playing a pivotal part in both instances 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, all unnamed as issued in named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr R. Snape, 7, Turner Street, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire’, extremely fine (5) £400-£500 --- Robert Snape was born at Bollington, Cheshire, on 1 October 1919, and was acalled up for service as an Ordinary Seaman on 2 January 1940, for the duration of the ‘present emergency’. Following service aboard H.M.S. Royal Arthur and at H.M.S. Drake, he joined H.M.S. Norfolk in June 1940, remaining in her, apart from a brief sojourn at Drake again from July to September 1943, until 9 March 1944, after which he moved to H.M.S. Devonshire for the remainder of the war. He was released from the service on 1 March 1946. Sold with the following original documents: a. Certificate of Service b. Gunnery History Sheet c. Letter of Commendation from Sir Henry Ruthven Moore, August 1945, ‘for good service and devotion to duty while serving in H.M.S. Devonshire d. Portrait photograph e. Album of 30+ wartime photographs mostly relating to H.M.S. Norfolk and the Bismarck action but including one of the signatures of some 30 ‘survivors of Scharnhorst 26th Dec. 1943’ together with those of Admiral of the Fleet Bruce Fraser and Admiral Robert Burnett.
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