The Distinguished Service Medal to Engine Room Artificer Ivan Charles Glover who served in H.M.S....

The Distinguished Service Medal to Engine Room Artificer Ivan Charles Glover who served in H.M.S. Penelope throughout the Second World War: D.S.M., George VI (MX. 55917 I.C. GLOVER. E.R.A, 3,), attractively toned and about as struck; together with a small quantity of ephemera and research, and two copies of 'Our Penelope', including the recipient's own First Edition.

H.M.S. Penelope won enduring fame for her service as part of Force K based at Malta during 1941 and 1942. During this period of intense action she sustained so much damage that she earned the nickname 'HMS Pepperpot'. She underwent repairs in New York in the summer of 1942, during which time the book was produced, the first edition being presented to members of the ship's company. A list in the later edition confirms the recipient as having been present during the arduous fighting around Malta. She saw further service in the Mediterranean in 1943. The recipient' D.S.M. was gazetted with the New Year's Honours 01/01/44 under a general heading citing "zeal, patience and cheerfulness in dangerous waters and for setting an example of wholehearted

devotion to duty, upholding the high traditions of the Royal Navy". He never received his medal, for on the 18th February 1944, Penelope was torpedoed in the engine room and boiler room by submarine U-410, and sank. E.R.A. Glover was among the 417 men who perished with her. His D.S.M. was presented to his brother and sister at Buckingham Palace in May 1944.