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Lieutenant Commander Ian E Fraser VC DSC Signed Naval Art
Naval Art  Signatures D to I  Fraser, Ian |
Lieutenant Commander Ian E Fraser VC DSC
Joined the Royal Naval Reserve in 1939, and served on several destroyers before joining HMS Sahib in 1943 - the same year he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery and skill on submarine patrols. He volunteered for sevice aboard HMS Bonaventure - a depot ship for X-Craft midget submarines. Commander of the midget submarine HMS XE-3 in the successful attack on a the Japanese Atago Class heavy cruiser Takao, moored in Johore Strait, Singapore, 31st July 1945. He and his diver - James Magennis who went out to place the limpet mines - were both awarded the Victoria Cross for this attack. He died on 1st September 2008.
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| Lieutenant Commander Ian E Fraser VC DSC - Signed Naval Art Naval Crew Signatures |
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Clipped Signature - Ian Fraser. Joined the Royal Naval Reserve in 1939 and served on destroyers and submarines before taking command of midget submarine XE-3. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for taking this craft through heavily mined waters to successfully attack the Japanese cruiser Takao. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures. |
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