A positively attributed 'Wavy Navy' Naval Officer's Second World War campaign medal group of 4 with insignia: Lieutenant-Commander Frederick Cooper Hayhurst, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Atlantic Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal

The medals are all un-named as issued Royal Mint strikes, each fitted with their original silk ribands, sold together with:

- Set of three WW2 medal ribands as-worn on buckram / removed from recipients Naval uniform prior to June 1946 (the War Medal riband only worn from June 1946)

- Set of 8 x gilt officers Royal Navy universal pattern 1921-1951 King's Crown 'Roped Border' buttons. All complete with shanks (2 x Firmin, 2 x un-marked & 4 x C. & J. Weldon)

- Pair of R.N.V.R. Officer's bullion raid on cloth board shoulder rank epaulettes. Second World War pattern, with 'Emerald Green' felt denoting a 'Special Branch' Officer

- Original portrait photograph of recipient in uniform wearing tunic & Officers cap. This with name in pencil on reverse

Note: In 1921 through to 1951, officers of all 'Naval Services' wore the same universal Naval pattern gilt button, with King's Crown and roped border

Frederick Cooper Hayhurst (son of Edmund Arthur Hayhurst) was a native of Manchester, England, where he born on 14 July 1917

Education: Frederick Hayhurst attended the preparatory school of Crumpsall Lane Municipal, Manchester. From 1928 to 1935 F. C. Hayhurst was educated at a Public School, Manchester Grammar School, to which school he received a 'Scholarship' having gained a Foundation Scholarship for the years 1929 to 1935.

Customs & Excise Officer: The name of F. C. Hayhurst and four other candidates appeared in the London Gazette of 8 February 1938, on page 815, under ‚Customs and Excise Department, showing that Hayhurst and the other candidates had passed the 'Open Competition' examination for an appointment as an Officer of Customs and Excise,

Naval Service: Hayhurst volunteered to join the Royal Navy on 18 March 1940. He was then aged twenty-two, and was given the number of JX 18511. He served at the Fleet Air Arm Station HMS Sparrowhawk“ (a.k.a. RNAS Hatston) from 31 April 1940 to 23 June 1941, subsequently commissioned into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Sp): Special Branch. Royal Naval Air Station Hatston was located near Scapa Flow, on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. HMS Sparrowhawk served Fleet Air Arm aircrews. The London Gazette issue of 11 July 1941, shows under 30 June 1941 that Frederick was appointed Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp)

Meteorology & South Atlantic Service: Specialising in Meteorology, on 20 October 1941, Sub-Lt. Hayhurst joined „HMS Albatross“ (a Seaplane Carrier) which operated in the South Atlantic. Subsequently Sub-Lt. Hayhurst also saw service with HMS Vulture and HMS Goldcrest

Post-War: Hayhurst continued to serve, latterly as a Senior Meteorological Officer, earning satisfactory reports He retired from Naval Service at the age of 50, with the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, on 23 December 1958, after eighteen years Naval service

Lt-Cdr. Frederick Cooper Hayhurst died in England on, 9 April 2013, at the age of 95

The full-size medal mounted as-worn by the recipient in the swing-style. Each medal suspended from its silk issue riband. The white metal medal mounting bar retaining its long hinged pin & clasp fittings

Sold with some soft-copy research including photographs that will be forward to the buyer by email attachment

Condition: GVF

Code: 24082