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Six: Lieutenant-Commander J. V. Done, Royal Navy, late Royal Signals India General...
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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (2321875 Sgln. J. V. Done. R. Signals.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (2321875 Sgln. J. V. Done. R. Signals.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s miniature-width riband bar, cleaned, light pitting and contact marks, good very fine (6) £160-£200
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John Victor Done was born in Moseley, Warwickshire, on 16 June 1911 and having been apprenticed to an engineering firm attested for the Royal Signals. He served with them in India, attached to the Waziristan District Signals, before being seconded to assist in the formation of the Indian Navy. He saw further service with the Royal Navy during the Second World War, ultimately finishing with the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, before being employed by the Admiralty. He later joined the Civil Service, and died in Blackpool on 9 February 1994.
Sold with copied research, including the recipient’s obituary taken from the Fleetwood Weekly News, 17 February 1994.
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (2321875 Sgln. J. V. Done. R. Signals.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (2321875 Sgln. J. V. Done. R. Signals.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s miniature-width riband bar, cleaned, light pitting and contact marks, good very fine (6) £160-£200
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John Victor Done was born in Moseley, Warwickshire, on 16 June 1911 and having been apprenticed to an engineering firm attested for the Royal Signals. He served with them in India, attached to the Waziristan District Signals, before being seconded to assist in the formation of the Indian Navy. He saw further service with the Royal Navy during the Second World War, ultimately finishing with the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, before being employed by the Admiralty. He later joined the Civil Service, and died in Blackpool on 9 February 1994.
Sold with copied research, including the recipient’s obituary taken from the Fleetwood Weekly News, 17 February 1994.
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