NGS PALESTINE 1936-39 & WW2 GROUP, K.I.A 18-11-1942, HMS ARETHUSA

GVIR 1st type NGS 1915-1962 With Palestine 1936-39 Clasp, 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star & 1939-45 War Medal
To- JX.141175.A.A.CAVALIER.ORD.SMN.RN
Alfred Arthur Cavalier was killed in action 18-11-1942 when HMS Arethusa was attacked by Italian aircraft as part of operation Stoneage during the resupply of Malta. He has no known grave but is commemorated on the Chatham naval memorial & is recorded by the CWGC as the late 24 year old son of Alfred Joseph & Edith Jennie Cavalier of London.
HMS Arethusa had a very interesting war & prior to the recipients death
Arethusa was assigned to the 3rd Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean on completion and was still there at the onset of World War II in September 1939. However, early in 1940 she and her sister Penelope were recalled to the Home Fleet, where they formed the 2nd Cruiser Squadron with the remainder of the class. She participated in the Norwegian Campaign in April 1940, but on 8 May she joined the Nore Command, where she supported the defending forces in Calais and later aided the evacuations from French Atlantic ports.
On 28 June 1940 she was a component of the newly formed Force "H" at Gibraltar, with which she participated in the action against Vichy French forces at Mers el Kebir in July 1940. With Force "H" she took part in convoy protection patrols in the Atlantic and operated in the Mediterranean.
During the sortie of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941 she was employed in Iceland and Faroes waters, but by July she had returned to the Mediterranean, where she escorted Malta convoys and herself ran supply trips to the island. Towards the end of 1941 she returned to home waters and took part in the Lofoten raid in December, where she was damaged by near misses. After refit and repair at Chatham until April 1942, she returned to the Mediterranean in June 1942, where she joined the 15th Cruiser Squadron, operating mostly in support of the resupply of Malta.
GVF or better & complete with CWGC details

Code: 56363