Medals and Coins, Arms and Armour - 22nd June 2021
Lot 39
Two medals attributable to Cadet David Arthur Edward Stewart-Cox
Estimate £30 - £50 | Hammer £20
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Description
Two medals attributable to Cadet David Arthur Edward Stewart-Cox, Royal Navy, who was lost at sea from H.M.S. Nelson on the first day of the Second World War: 1939-45 Star, War Medal 1939-45, un-named as issued, extremely fine. [2]
The older brother of A.G.E. Stewart-Cox, D.F.C., R.A. (see lot 41), the recipient was a Cadet in H.M.S. Nelson when he was lost overboard, 3 September 1939. The Admiralty register records "Suicide by drowning". Attribution by family tradition.