WW2 Distinguished Service Medal / MID Group of (9) Medals to. Chief Stoker Harold Taylor, Royal Navy: Distinguished Service Medal, GVI Ch. British War Medal; Victory Medal Sto. 1, RN; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal, with MID device; Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, GV, coinage head K. Taylor, SPO, HMS Castor. With an extensive research file. Bar-mounted for wear, VF on average, DSM better. His Distinguished Service Medal was announced in the London Gazette of 14th June 1945 for outstanding service in the face of the enemy, or for zeal, patience and cheerfulness in dangerous waters aboard HMS Polruan. His MID was for service as a sweeper winch operator aboard HMS Polruan during Operation Antidote, which involved clearing a 100-mile channel off the Tunisian coast in May – June 1943. Taylor came from Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire. Please also take a look at our website items at arcticmedals dot com (just google us). All items are unconditionally guaranteed as to authenticity. We are members of The Orders & Medals Research Society, (OMRS), The Orders & Medals Society of America (OMSA), The Military Collectors Club of Canada (MCC of C) & The Canadian Society of Medals & Military Insignia (CSMMI). The item “WW2 Naval Gallantry Group of (9) Medals to a Chief Stoker, HMS Polruan / Castor” is in sale since Saturday, August 19, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\Other Militaria”. The seller is “arcticmedals” and is located in Calgary, Alberta. This item can be shipped worldwide.