WW2 HMS Chakdina Mentioned in Despatches and Royal Naval Reserve Decoration Medal Group of Six – Lieut. Commander W.R. Hickey, Royal Naval Reserve
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A second world war MID and RNR Decoration medal group of six awarded to Lieutenant Commander (Later Commander) Walter Raleigh Hickey, Royal Naval Reserve.
1939-45 Star unnamed as issued
Atlantic Star (with copy F&G clasp) unnamed as issued
Africa Star unnamed as issue
War Medal 1939-45 (with MID oak leaf emblem) unnamed as issued
George VI Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, reverse dated 1942, unnamed as issued
The medals are in good condition.
London Gazette:
M.I.D. 11th March 1941 (For good services in operations off the Coast of British Somaliland)
Walter Raleigh Hickey was commanding HMS Chakdina when it was sunk on 5/12/1941. Late in the afternoon of 5th December 1941 Chakdina left Tobruk Harbour carryong approximately 380 wounded allied soldiers, 100 German and Italian Prisoners of War and 120 crew. A number of other allied soldiers alo boarded and they were to be transported back to Egypt.
Just after 9pm, an enemy aircraft (Italian S.79 torpedo bomber) released a torpedo, which exploded in one of the after holds of the Chakdina which sank within three and a half minutes. There was little chance of escape unless you weren’t wounded or badly wounded, and were positioned away from the blast. Around 400 men drowned, 80 of them New Zealanders and almost all of these survivors of the fighting at Sidi Rezegh and Belhamed.
Walter Hickey survived and went on to command HMS Rother and HMS Erne.
Comes with original box of issue addressed to Cdr. W.R. Hickey.
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