Offered is a WW1 & WW2 medal group to. Captain Essex James Marden, who served during the First & Second World Wars, the latter more importantly at Dunkirk and most likely D-Day. British War and Mercan. Tile Marine pair both impressed named ESSEX J MARDON; 1939 45 Star and British Defence Medal 1939 45, these last 2 both un named as issued. Period swing mounted for wear. Comes with copies seamans identity card (with photograph) WW1 & WW2 medal roll/card, 1939 census and newspaper articles. Captain Essex James Marden was born on the 14. December 1889 at Plymouth, he was a sailor by trade and by 1909 gained his 2. Mates certificate and in 1911 his 1. His WW1 service qualified him for the British War and Mercantile Marine Medal. Between the wars he qualified as a Pilot and was working for Trinity House. Newspaper articles from 1937 give his rank as Captain and a Trinity Pilot, and in 1947 he rescued a drifting US seaplane in Torbay. During the Second World War, Trinity House kept sea lanes marked and lighted for Allied convoys. The Pilotage Service guided ships to their ports under hazardous conditions; at the time of the Dunkirk evacuation, a number of pilots helped in piloting vessels to and from the beaches. In preparation for the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, Trinity House laid 73 lighted buoys and two lightvessels to indicate a safe route for landing craft. Trinity House pilots were responsible for all commercial vessels involved and many of the service vessels. Captain Marden died on the 27 July 1972 in Hammersmith Hospital, London. We list militaria and coins weekly. We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can mount your miniature or full size medals, ribbon bars or supply replacement ribbons or badges. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. We run two specialist military auctions per year. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “WW1 AND WW2 DUNKIRK AND D DAY MERCANTILE MARINE MEDAL GROUP TO CAPTAIN MARDEN” is in sale since Saturday, April 3, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1914 – 1918 (WWI)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Modified Item: No
- Campaign: World War I
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Country: Britain
- Product Type: Medals
- Era: 1910s
