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A WWII DSC group attributed to Lt.(A) W.K. Taylor, Royal Naval Reserve, for gallantry, skill and marked devotion to duty in air strikes in the Far East Distinguished Service Cross G.V.I.R, reverse officially dated '1945',1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star with France and Germany clasp, Burma Star with Pacific clasp, Defence and War Medals, good very fine, with dress miniature awards and three Soviet medals, with a letter from Buckingham Palace, another from the Admiralty dated 9 August 1948, related naval badges and an extensive folder of research (Qty: 6) DSC London Gazette 31 July 1945 'For gallantry, skill and marked devotion to duty in air strikes in the Far East' Warwick Kenney Taylor was born in Paddington, London in 1921, his mother was Annie Kenney, one of the heroines of the Suffragette movement. He was educated at Stratton Park Preparatory School, Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire and in 1942 he was given a temporary commission in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (Sub. Lt (A)). In 1943 he was posted to HMS Condor in Scotland (No.2 Observer), he joined the training squadron 738 NAS in America in 1943, Taylor was introduced to the Grumman Avenger Torpedo Bomber aircraft, he was then posted to 846 NAS. 846 had officially been formed as a Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 April 1943 in America with 12 Avenger 1s for escort carrier service. In May 1844 Taylor left 846 NAS and joined 849 NAS in Perranporth, Cornwall carrying out anti submarine patrols and anti shipping strikes during the invasion period under the control of RAF Coastal Command. In September 1944 the squadron embarked in HMS Rajah and sailed for Ceylon, where its strength was increased to 21 aircraft (mainly Avenger Mk II). On 10 December it joined 820 squadron in No.2 Naval Strike Wing embarking in HMS Victorious to carry out bombing attacks on Sumatrab oil refineries during January 1945. Through losses sustained in these attacks the squadron strength was reduced to 14 aircraft, from March 849 participated in a series of strikes against shore targets in the Sakishima Islands in the South China sea, given the operational codename of Operation Iceberg, it was these strikes that Taylor was awarded his DSC. More strikes were carried out against the Fomosa and in the month before the Japanese surrender a series of similar atttacks were carried out on the Japanese mainland in the Tokyo area. Taylor was in Sydney, Australia along with his ship HMS Victorious and his commission was terminated as he was considered medically unfit, he resided in Great Yarmouth Norfolk and later Southwold, Suffolk. In 1991 he attended a reception the Russian Embassy as a representative of 846 squadron to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Allied convoy to Russia (Operation Dervish). In 2005 he also attended a reception given by Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street to recognise the veterans of the Arctic Convoy. Taylor died in Southwold in 2007.