George VI, Naval long Service and Good Conduct – H.M.S. Philoctetes., & Begonia (1941 to 1942)

Description George VI, Naval long Service and Good Conduct – H.M.S. Philoctetes., & Begonia (1941 to 1942,Battle of the Atlantic,) Naval Long Service and Good Conduct (Geo VI) KX. 79872 J.A.T. Little A/S P.O. H.M.S. Philoctetes. James Albert Thomas Little was born in Plymouth, Devon on the 11th August 1910. He enlisted on the 9th May 1929, he served on various ships, including Defence, Queen Elizabeth , Eaglet (Begonia), Philoctetes, Cardiff (Mistral) until 13th November 1945. and was remobilised on the 24th November 1952. He was on Begonia from 28th February 1941 to 2nd January 1942. HMS Begonia (K66) was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy that served primarily as an anti-submarine escort during the Second World War.[1] Ordered on 25 July 1939 and built by Cook, Welton & Gemmill at Beverley, England, she was laid down on 13 March 1940, launched on 18 September 1940, and commissioned on 3 March 1941.[1] Throughout 1941, Begonia was actively engaged in the Battle of the Atlantic, escorting numerous convoys between the UK, Iceland, Gibraltar, and other points while protecting against German U-boat attacks; notable duties included joining convoys such as HX 123, HX 125, SL 78, OG 67, and HG 70.[2] She participated in rescue operations, including picking up survivors from the torpedoed Norwegian merchant Taranger on 4 May 1941, the British merchant Erato on 28 July 1941, and the British merchant Empire Stream on 25 September 1941.[1] On 10 March 1942, under the terms of reverse Lend-Lease, Begonia was transferred to the United States Navy and commissioned as USS Impulse (PG-68) on 16 March 1942 at London, where she conducted coastal escort operations from Norfolk to Key West and New York to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until July 1945 He Subsequently served on HMS Philoctetes from 1st March 1943 to 3rd August 1944. He received his LSGC on the 9th May 1944. Condition – NEF