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Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (R.M.9360 R. N. Hollas. Mne. R.M.)...
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Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (R.M.9360 R. N. Hollas. Mne. R.M.) mounted as worn on original riband with top wearing pin, in card box of issue, extremely fine £120-£160 --- Robert Nicol Hollas was born at Calderhead, Lanarkshire, on 18 August 1931, and attested for the Royal Marines at Glasgow on 27 June 1949, his papers stating ‘under age’. Sent to Royal Marine Commando School 15 August 1950, he was appointed Marine 1st Class on 24 February 1951 and joined 41 Commando at Tamar on 24 October 1951. Transferred to 45 Commando, he served at Eastney and Plymouth and was later awarded his Naval General Service Medal for Malaya on 21 July 1956. Enrolled in the Royal Fleet Reserve from 18 August 1956 to 17 August 1961 to complete engagement, he passed his exams as Leading Seaman on 28 November 1963, further qualifying in the maintenance and repair of inflatable life saving equipment at the Safety Equipment and Survival Training School, Hillhead. Discharged from H.M.S. Cochrane on 4 October 1965, he died in Motherwell on 30 September 2017, aged 86. Sold with a comprehensive archive of original documentation including Certificate of Service in the Royal Marines; Certificate of Service in the Royal Navy (R.F.R.); Trade Certificate (Seaman Branch), with reference; Trade Certificate named to recipient stating 6 years, 6 months service in Underwater Control, Seaman Branch (Torpedo Anti-Submarine Warfare); Record of T.A.S. Service as ASDIC Operator; R.N. Education Test Certificate for Leading Rate; H.M.S. Tiger Association Membership Card to ‘Robert & Heather Hollis’; family letters and snapshots; Collins Royal & Merchant Naval Diary, detailing early postings; and a H.M.S. Tiger wooden plaque.
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Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (R.M.9360 R. N. Hollas. Mne. R.M.) mounted as worn on original riband with top wearing pin, in card box of issue, extremely fine £120-£160 --- Robert Nicol Hollas was born at Calderhead, Lanarkshire, on 18 August 1931, and attested for the Royal Marines at Glasgow on 27 June 1949, his papers stating ‘under age’. Sent to Royal Marine Commando School 15 August 1950, he was appointed Marine 1st Class on 24 February 1951 and joined 41 Commando at Tamar on 24 October 1951. Transferred to 45 Commando, he served at Eastney and Plymouth and was later awarded his Naval General Service Medal for Malaya on 21 July 1956. Enrolled in the Royal Fleet Reserve from 18 August 1956 to 17 August 1961 to complete engagement, he passed his exams as Leading Seaman on 28 November 1963, further qualifying in the maintenance and repair of inflatable life saving equipment at the Safety Equipment and Survival Training School, Hillhead. Discharged from H.M.S. Cochrane on 4 October 1965, he died in Motherwell on 30 September 2017, aged 86. Sold with a comprehensive archive of original documentation including Certificate of Service in the Royal Marines; Certificate of Service in the Royal Navy (R.F.R.); Trade Certificate (Seaman Branch), with reference; Trade Certificate named to recipient stating 6 years, 6 months service in Underwater Control, Seaman Branch (Torpedo Anti-Submarine Warfare); Record of T.A.S. Service as ASDIC Operator; R.N. Education Test Certificate for Leading Rate; H.M.S. Tiger Association Membership Card to ‘Robert & Heather Hollis’; family letters and snapshots; Collins Royal & Merchant Naval Diary, detailing early postings; and a H.M.S. Tiger wooden plaque.
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