A Naval 'Cyprus Emergency' campaign and long service medal pair: Petty Officer Nigel V. Westcott-Toms, Royal Navy late H.M.S. Forth, Depot Ship, 7th Submarine Squadron, Singapore

a). NGS Medal 1915-62. EIIR issue with clasp 'Cyprus' (P/JX.865560 N. V. Westcott-Toms. A.B. R.N.)

b). Naval L.S&GC Medal. EIIR issue (JX.865560 N. V. Westcott-Toms. P.O. H.M.S. Forth)

Long Service & Good Conduct Medal verification: Medal entitlement confirmed per the Naval LS&GC register. reference ADM 171/155, which shows that the medal was issued to the recipient in 1967, with gratuity paid to recipient in March 1967, when he was serving at H.M.S. Forth

HMS Forth: Was a Royal Navy 'Submarine Depot Ship', which in 1966-1971, was based at Singapore, where it was Depot Ship for the 7th Submarine Squadron. H.M.S. Forth left Singapore on 31 March 1971 and returned to the United Kingdom

Nigel V. Westcott-Toms, son of John Thomas Westcott-Toms (latterly a Royal Navy 'Gunner') and Avril Sylvia Westcott-Toms (nee Harmer) was a native of Gosport, Hampshire, England, where he was born in 1934. Passenger manifests from the inter-war period record Nigel (aged 4) and his sibling sisters (Ingrid & Radnor), were brought to Malta, aboard the P & O 'Liner' S.S. Ranchi, that had sailed from Southampton on, 17 December 1938, where Nigel's father was posted immediately prior to the Second World War. Like his father before him, Nigel joined the Royal Navy, and in 1957 he married, Elizabeth R. Saunders at London, England

NGS with the Cyprus clasp to the Royal Navy are uncommon

LSGC with some pitting on obverse field

Condition: VF

Code: 22248