Campaign Groups and Pairs 310 Three: Shipwright 3rd Class G. Griffiths, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (346768. G. Griffiths. Jr. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (346768. George Griffiths. Act. Shipt. 4Cl. H.M.S. Yarmouth) mounted as worn, contact marks, nearly very fine (3)
£70-£90
George Griffiths was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, and joined the Royal Navy as Carpenter’s Crew on 29 June 1904. He served during the Great War initially in H.M.S. Cyclops, and was promoted Joiner on 31 July 1915; for the last two years of the War he was borne on the books of H.M.S. Egmont. Appointed Acting Shipwright 4th Class on 1 October 1918, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 6 September 1919, and was advanced Shipwright 3rd Class on 1 October 1921. He was shore pensioned on 18 June 1926
Sold with a Royal Navy Petty Officer’s cap badge; medal riband bar; a selection of Royal Navy buttons; and copied research. x311 Three: Chief Engine Room Artificer G. Wilson, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (M.13856. G. Wilson. E.R.A.3. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.13856 G. Wilson. C.E.R.A.2 H.M.S. Victory) good very fine (3)
£60-£80
George Wilson was born at Portsmouth on 14 June 1894. A boilermaker by trade, he enlisted in the Royal Navy on 15 June 1915, as an Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class. He served during the Great War in H.M. ships and shore stations Arrogant, Attentive II, Victory II, and Zaria. He was advanced to Chief Engine Room Artificer Second Class on 13 June 1927, and received his L.S. & G.C. medal on 27 June 1930. Sold with copied record of service up to 1929.
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Pair: Chief Petty Officer Writer H. G. Lister, Royal Navy British War Medal 1914-20 (214551 H. G. Lister. 1 Wr. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (214551 H. G. Lister. C.P.O. Wr. H.M.S. Assistance.), good very fine
Pair: Writer 3rd Class J. B. Bardsley, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals, M. 27888 J. B. Bardsley. 3 Wr. R.N.), good very fine (4)
313 Three: Engine Room Artificer R. R. Bennett, Royal Navy, later Chief Observer, Royal Observer Corps
British War Medal 1914-20 (M33213 R. R. Bennett B. Art. R.N.); Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, in case of issue (Reginald Rossiter Bennett); Royal Observer Corps Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Chief Observer R. R. Bennett) good very fine and better (3)
£120-£160
Reginald Rossiter Bennett was born in Portsmouth on 21 January 1903. During the Great War, he served as a Boy Artificer at the shore establishment H.M.S. Fisgard from 30 July 1918, remaining there until 4 January 1923, having passed his examination as Engine Room Artificer 5th Class, three days earlier. He was discharged from the Royal Navy on 5 April 1923. His Board of Trade Discharge book notes he served as Engine Room Artificer aboard the S.S. Majestic on a voyage from Southampton to New York in May/June 1924. This is his only entry. Bennett joined the Royal Observer Corps on 21 September 1951 and served at 2/M2 Hill Head Post (Winchester Group). He was awarded his Imperial Service Medal in 1967 (London Gazette 4 August 1967: ‘Recorder of Work, Portsmouth’), and retired with the rank of Chief Observer on 31 December 1968.
Sold with Original Royal Navy Certificate of Service; Cadet Discharge; Passing Certificate as Engine Room Artificer 5th Class; Board of Trade Discharge book; White Star Line identification card for S.S. Majestic; and some copy research including photographs of the recipient as an Observer.
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Pair: Sergeant J. A. Thomas, Royal Navy and Royal Marine Light Infantry British War Medal 1914-20 (PO 14507 Sergt. J. A. Thomas. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (PO 14507 L. Sgt J. A Thomas. R.M.L.I.), together with copy 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal, these both with pantograph naming ‘PO 14507 Sergt. J. A. Thomas. R.N.’, good very fine
British War Medal 1914-20 (207518 Spr. J. S. Winter. R.E.), good very fine (5) £80-£120
John S. Winter, who was from Cricklewood, London, served with the Royal Engineers in Egypt, from 7 October 1915, and was awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 16 July 1918); he later served with the Royal Naval Division (Engineers.
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Pair: Able Seaman C. E. Pammenter, Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who died on the Western Front on 1 August 1918
British War and Victory Medals (R. 6349 C. E. Pammenter. A.B. R.N.V.R.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Edward Pammenter), with card cover, good very fine (3)
£120-£160
Charles Edward Pammenter, who was from Cambridge, died on 1 August 1918, while serving with Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He was buried at Tincourt New British Cemetery.
316 Six: Second Lieutenant E. L. Mabey, Royal Field Artillery, Honourable Artillery Company, and Special Constabulary
British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. R. E. L. Mabey.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1937; Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (1396291 Bmbr. R. E. L. Mabey. H.A.C. (Art.)) on H.A.C. riband; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, with ‘Long Service 1940’ bar (Reginald E. L. Mabey.) light contact marks, generally very fine (6)
£200-£240
Reginald Edward Lear Mabey was born in Eltham, London, on 1 January 1898, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve) on 18 November 1916. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 March 1917, and following the cessation of hostilities was a member of the Honourable Artillery Company. He was awarded his Territorial Efficiency Medal in November 1929, and his Coronation Medal 1937 was as part of the H.A.C. Contingent. He died in London on 6 April 1961.
Sold with copied research.
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