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Three: Signaller J. R. Dalby, Royal Navy, who was killed in action in H.M. Tug St. Abbs...
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Three: Signaller J. R. Dalby, Royal Navy, who was killed in action in H.M. Tug St. Abbs during the evacuation of Dunkirk on 1 June 1940 British War Medal 1914-20 (J.87511 J. R. Dalby. Sig. Boy. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, the BWM polished, therefore very fine; the WWII awards extremely fine (3) £100-£140 --- John Richard Dalby was born in York in 15 October 1902 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 11 September 1918, serving during the latter stages of the Great War (entitled to a British War Medal only). Advanced Signaller on 21 March 1921, he served in a variety of ships and shore-based establishments during the inter-War years, before transferring to the Reserve. Recalled to the service following the outbreak of the Second World War, he was killed in action in H.M. Tug St. Abbs during the evacuation of Dunkirk on 1 June 1940, when his vessel, ferrying troops from the beaches to the larger ships at anchor, was hit and sunk by German aircraft. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Sold with copied research.
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Three: Signaller J. R. Dalby, Royal Navy, who was killed in action in H.M. Tug St. Abbs during the evacuation of Dunkirk on 1 June 1940 British War Medal 1914-20 (J.87511 J. R. Dalby. Sig. Boy. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, the BWM polished, therefore very fine; the WWII awards extremely fine (3) £100-£140 --- John Richard Dalby was born in York in 15 October 1902 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 11 September 1918, serving during the latter stages of the Great War (entitled to a British War Medal only). Advanced Signaller on 21 March 1921, he served in a variety of ships and shore-based establishments during the inter-War years, before transferring to the Reserve. Recalled to the service following the outbreak of the Second World War, he was killed in action in H.M. Tug St. Abbs during the evacuation of Dunkirk on 1 June 1940, when his vessel, ferrying troops from the beaches to the larger ships at anchor, was hit and sunk by German aircraft. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Sold with copied research.
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