A Good 1942 Battle of the Atlantic Distinguished Service Medal Group of Six for the Destruction of the Italian Submarine Pietro Calvi by H.M.S. Lulworth, Distinguished Service medal, GVI, 1st type, impressed naming, ‘JX136236 V.F. HODGMAN A.B. R.N.’, 1939-45 Star medal, Atlantic Star Medal with clasp France & Germany, Africa Star with clasp North Africa 1942-43, Italy Star medal and War medal 1939-45, last 5 medals unnamed as issued. Group mounted as worn. Lot also includes the following original documentation; Admiralty medal issue slip for 7 medals/clasps, Buckingham Palace enclosure letter for the D.S.M., Crossing the Line Certificate dated 3rd May 1933.istinguished Service medal, London Gazette 20th October 1942 – For bravery, skill and determination when H.M.S. Lulworth rammed and sank the Italian Submarine Pietro Calvi – Able Seaman Verney Francis Hodgman, C/JX.136236.n 14th July 1942 the British Sloop, HMS Lulworth, was on escort duty south of the Azores when she encountered enemy submarines. The ship carried out depth charge attacks forcing the Italian submarine Pietro Calvi to surface. Surface gunfire ensued and HMS Lulworth carried out two attempts to ram the submarine, both being unsuccessful. She suffered structural damage when she hit the submarine amidships. A boarding party from HMS Lulworth led by Lieutenant Frederick North were hampered by fire, flooding and the Italian crew abandoning the submarine and as the stricken vessel capsized Frederick was unable to escape and subsequently lost his life, he received a posthumous Mention in Despatches in the same Gazette as Hodgman’s D.S.M. total of 9 Distinguished Service medals were awarded for this action.