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Jun 23, 2026

Unit 1, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ

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LOT 65:

James J Magennis VC. Victoria Cross Signed rare 130th ann VC Official Navy cover RNSC(4)18. Trained diver James ...

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James J Magennis VC. Victoria Cross Signed rare 130th ann VC Official Navy cover RNSC(4)18. Trained diver James Magennis made two exhausting dives to attach magnetic mines to a Japanese cruiser during the Second World War. He received the Victoria Cross (VC) for his bravery. Magennis joined the Royal Navy when he was 15 years old. During the Second World War he moved from serving in destroyers to submarines. He then volunteered to serve in midget submarines (any submarine under 150 tons, used to enter harbours where full size submarines couldn't go). As he was trained as a diver, one of Magennis' duties was attaching magnetic mines to ships. Good condition Est.