A SECOND WAR D.S.M. AND M.I.D. GROUP AWARDED TO A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, ROYAL NAVY ABOARD H.M.S. ZETLAND, A ‘HUNT CLASS’ DESTROYER ON THE MEDITERRANEAN STATION AND IN THE AEGEAN

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, G.VI.R. ‘C.P.O. G. E. BELL. P/J. 109728’, IN ITS ORIGINAL CASE OF ISSUE; 1939-45 STAR; ATLANTIC STAR; AFRICA STAR, CLASP, NORTH AFRICA 1942- 43; ITALY STAR; WAR MEDAL 1939-45, WITH M.I.D. OAK LEAF.

D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1945: The original recommendation states ‘For leadership, example and cheerful devotion to duty’ whilst serving on H.M.S. Zetland, a ‘Hunt class’ destroyer on the Mediterranean Station and in the Aegean.

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 October 1943: The original recommendation states ‘For unbroken vigilance while serving in H.M. Ships in operations which prevented the escape of enemy forces after their defeat in North Africa.’

Condition GVF.