Basil Charles Godfrey PLACE V.C., C.B., C.V.O., D.S.C. Lieutenant Place commanding the Midget Submarine X7, along with Lieutenant Cameron, Commanding Midget Submarine X6, on the 22nd September, 1943, at Kaafjord, Norway, carried out a most a daring and successful attack on the German Battleship Tirpitz. Lieutenant Place found a gap in the outer net at 4am on the 22nd September. He waited for a minesweeper to come out before taking the X7 through the opening. Unfortunately the X7 ran into a torpedo net. After going full astern and flooding and blowing the tanks, they got through. At 6:40am, he sighted the Tirpitz, approximately 1700 yards away. X7 got stuck in another net and on freeing itself they broke surface, 30 yards from the Tirpitz. They submerged and made contact with the Battleship, approximately 20 ft below its B Turret. They edged below, and under the keel, lined up, fore and aft, with the enemy ship. The X7, then dropped her starboard charge, after which, she went astern for 150 yards or more before dropping her second charge. RIBBON SET OF THE MEDALS AWARDED TO: Basil Charles Godfrey PLACE V.C., C.B., C.V.O., D.S.C. SEE BELOW FOR THE MINIATURE AND FULL-SIZE MEDAL SET MEDAL ENTITLEMENT FOR Basil Charles Godfrey PLACE MEDAL OR DEVICE RIBBON SET MINIATURES FULL SIZE NOTES Victoria Cross Included Modern Special 1 Companion, Order of the Bath CB Included Modern Breast Star B Commander, Royal Victorian Order CVO Included Modern Neck Badge O Distinguished Service Cross Included Modern Replacement R 1939-45 Star Included Modern Modern M Atlantic Star Included Modern Modern M Africa Star Included Modern Modern M War Medal Included Modern Modern M Naval GSM. Clasps: Palestine, Malaya, Near East Included Modern Replacement R British Korea Medal Included Modern Replacement R UN Korea Medal Included Modern Original O General Service Medal 1962 -. Clasp: Borneo Included Modern Original O Elizabeth II - Coronation Medal Included Modern Replacement R Elizabeth II - Silver Jubilee Medal Included Modern Replacement R Military Order of Aviz - Commander (Portugal) Included N/A Original O Malta Commemorative Medal 1992 Included N/A Original O Cross of Valour (Poland) Included Contemporary Original O NOTES: (Applies only to Full-Size medals unless stated) All Medal sets (Full-Size and Miniature) are Court Mounted for display. All Medal and Ribbon sets include a Citation suitable for framing. 1: Special Edition hand cast and hand finished Bronze Replica 2: Uniface Cast copy. For double-sided Replacement copy - add £150.00 B: Bullion Breast Star - Hand Embroidered M: Museum standard Reproduction O: Original Full-Size Medal R: MOD approved for quality Replacement S: Privately Cast Sterling Silver Replica Basil Charles Godfrey PLACE V.C., C.B., C.V.O., D.S.C. RIBBON SET - £29.50 Quantity: MINIATURE SET - £630.00 Quantity: FULL SIZE SET - £1,619.00 Quantity: IMPORTANT NOTE: THESE SETS ARE MADE-UP AND MOUNTED TO ORDER ONLY. PLEASE ALLOW TWO WEEKS OR SO FOR DELIVERY