British WW2 Medals Group - Royal Marines - Yangtze
Pricing & History
-
Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
- Sold Date
- Source eBay
Original British WW2 Medals Group - Full Size Medals and Miniatures - Royal Marine - Yangtze Incident Up for auction , we have an original British WW2 Medals Group from a Royal Marine who saw action during the Yangtze Incident in 1949. Group belonged to: PLY/X 3271, A. Gilleece, MNE, RM. We were advised that he served as part of the Marine Detatchment during the Yangtze Incident. He passed away in Ontario, Canada in 2005. Included in the auction are his original Full-Size Medals and his Miniature set. The NSM with 1949 Yangtze Clasp is considered a rare medal. is the history of the 1949 Yangtze incident: Yangtze Incident On 20 April 1949, HMS Amethyst was on her way from Shanghai to Nanjing (Nanking) on the Yangtze River to replace HMS Consort, which was standing as guard ship for the British Embassy t due to the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomingtang (KMT) and the Chinese Communists. At around 08:31, after a burst of small arms fire, a People's Liberation Army (PLA) field gun battery on the north bank of the river fired a salvo of ten shells, which fell well short of the ship, and was assumed to be part of a regular bombardment of Nationalist forces on the south bank. Speed was increased, and large Union flags were unfurled on either side of the ship, after which t was no more firing. At 09:30, as the frigate approached Jiangyin
read more
Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.
If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.
If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.
If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.