A South African Naval Officers Second World War medal group of 5: Lieutenant Geoffrey Richard Goodwin, South African Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve seconded to Royal Navy

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp (68653 G. R. Goodwin)
- The Africa Star. No clasp (68653 G. R. Goodwin)
- The Defence Medal (68653 G. R. Goodwin)
- The War Medal (68653 G. R. Goodwin)
- Africa Service Medal (68653 G. R. Goodwin)

Medals Verification: All 5 x medals confirmed entitled and as issued, per the recipients extant service records. The medals being sent to the recipient in June 1955

Geoffrey Richard Goodwin was a native of Woodstock, Cape Town, Union of South Africa, where he was born on, 24 February 1922. Prior to the Second World War, he had six years of Cadet Training and served as an Articled Clerk before enlisting into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 1 March 1941.

He was drafted to DEMS Felania ex R.N.V.R. Base at Cape Town and had DEMS Rating in the Mediterranean and East Africa from June 1941 until February 1942, seeing service at Port Said. Goodwin was seconded to the Royal Navy on 11 September 1942 and served with the 104th Motor Launch Flotilla in West Africa (Freetown) from January 1943 to May 1944. He spent time in the U.K. between August 1944 and April 1945 before seeing service with the 43rd Motor Launch Flotilla in the Mediterranean from April 1945 until September 1945. He was released from full time service on 5 March 1946.

Sold with the following archive:

(i) Official transmittal letter for Second World War Medals

ii) Original registered postal package for his medals - this with inner card inserts and manila envelopes for each of the medals - sent to:

The Mushroom,
Hiddingh Avenue,
Newlands,
Cape Town

See item code 24653 for the recipients companion set of miniature medals that are being sold separately

The recipients service papers are extant, and a set of the hard-copy service papers is included ith the medals

Condition: GVF

Code: 24771