Rare and Interesting Autograph Auction TV Film Sport WW2 Music Military
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RM Zeebrugge Day Signed A R Chater, C R W Lamplough in the action 1918 WW1 Veteran’s. 23 Apr 73 – BFPS 1361 Zeebrugge Day with added Red Carried aboard The Royal Iris during the service of Remembrance at Zeebrugge and two more cachets On the back purple ship carried on board Free Enterprise V and Blue Flown in a Royal Marine Helicopter. Personally Signed by Major General A R Chater CB, CVO, DSO OBE and Major General C R W Lamplough, CBE, DSC. Both these distinguished officers served in the 4th Battalion at Zeebrugge. Captain Chater, who was Adjutant of the Battalion, was awarded the DSO and a Brevet majority, whist Lieutenant Lamplough, as a Platoon Commander with the Plymouth Company received the DSC. Also Signed by the Helicopter Pilot Lt P L Bancroft Two Captain of the Ships that carried the Covers Capt W Paterson and Capt Raymond W Hair. ( Signed on the Back). Major General Arthur Reginald Chater CB, CVO, DSO, OBE (7 February 1896 – 3 January 1979) [1] was an officer in the Royal Marines during the First World War, the interwar years, and Second World War. Military career. Chater was commissioned into the Royal Marines Light Infantry in 1913. He served in the First World War and saw action at Antwerp with the Chatham Battalion of the Royal Marine Brigade in 1914 He fought on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey from 28 April to 12 May 1915, and in March 1918 he participated in the Allied raid on Zeebrugge He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in July 1918, Lieutenant Lamplough, as a Platoon Commander with the Plymouth Company received the DSC. 24 11 1943 Acting Major General during WW11 09 07 1945 Relinquish the Acting rank of Major General. 0907 1945 Acting Colonel ( Dated back to 28 04 1942. 05 08 1945 Colonel 2nd Commandant, 24 11 1945 Major General. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
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