Lost Skeleton
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Here's something up Peter's alley, a blancoed Royal Navy Wolseley Pattern Foreign Service helmet and japanned storage case:
The name, Gatehouse, is fairly distinctive, and my search through the London Gazette archives found a Lieutenant Richard Gatehouse, DSC and Bar, RN, who was skipper of HMS Sportsman, (P229) an S class submarine operating in the Mediterranean. Prior to commanding Sportsman, Gatehouse served aboard HMS Triumph, (N18) a T class submarine. Gatehouse was awarded his Distinguished Service Cross for Triumph and Bar for Sportsman.
http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3488.html
http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3447.html
Richard Gatehouse was the sole match for the Royal Navy in both World Wars. Consequently, I'm fairly certain I have the correct provenance, and, if so, didn't do too badly for my $195.00 investment.
Chas
The name, Gatehouse, is fairly distinctive, and my search through the London Gazette archives found a Lieutenant Richard Gatehouse, DSC and Bar, RN, who was skipper of HMS Sportsman, (P229) an S class submarine operating in the Mediterranean. Prior to commanding Sportsman, Gatehouse served aboard HMS Triumph, (N18) a T class submarine. Gatehouse was awarded his Distinguished Service Cross for Triumph and Bar for Sportsman.
http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3488.html
http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3447.html
Richard Gatehouse was the sole match for the Royal Navy in both World Wars. Consequently, I'm fairly certain I have the correct provenance, and, if so, didn't do too badly for my $195.00 investment.
Chas