Campaign Groups and Pairs 195 Four: Petty Officer H. Wilton, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (228048, H. Wilton, L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (228048 H. Wilton. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (228048 Henry Wilton, P.O. 1 Cl. H.M.S. Spicer), contact marks, nearly very fine or better (4)
£80-£100
Henry Wilton was born in Cornwall on 30 December 1885, entering naval service on 7 September 1903. He spent most of the war in H.M.S. Tiger, having been promoted to Petty Officer on 1 July 1915. Awarded his L.S. & G.C. on 23 March 1919 he was pensioned in October 1925 from Vivid I.
196 Four: Petty Officer W. J. Talbot, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (J. 3800, W. J. Talbot, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 3800 W. J. Talbot. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J. 3800 W. J. Talbot. P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke.), contact marks and polished, nearly very fine (4)
£80-£100
William James Talbot was born in Greenwich on 17 September 1892, entering naval service in March 1909 as a Boy 2nd Class in H. M.S. Ganges. Towards the end of the Great War, Talbot served in H.M. Submarines E8 and L7. He was awarded his L.S. & G.C. on 28 January 1932.
197 Four: Petty Officer J. A. Wallace, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (J. 2247 J. A. Wallace. L.S. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 2247 J. A. Wallace. L.S. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J. 2247 J. A. Wallace, P.O. H.M.S. Vivid.), good very fine (4)
£80-£100
James Arthur Wallace was born in Gloucester on 6 May 1892 and entered naval service on 8 August 1908. He spent the Great War in H.M.S. Vivid I, Orion and Conqueror, remaining in service after 1928.
198 Four: Petty Officer E. Hale, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (238636, E. Hale, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (238636 E. Hale. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L. S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd type, fixed suspension (238636 E. Hale P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke), contact marks, nearly very fine (4)
£80-£120
Ernest Hale was born in Gloucester on 1 June 1891, entering naval service on 22 April 1907 as a Boy 2nd Class. Quickly promoted to Able Seaman in May 1910 in H.M.S. Irresistible, he served in H.M. Ships Marshal Ney, Pembroke I, Agamemnon and others during the Great War.
Pensioned in June 1931, he was mobilised for two days at the end of September 1938, and re-engaged for service in the Second War, seeing service from 18 July 1940 in H.M.S. Wildfire, before he was released on 24 August 1945.
199 Six: Petty Officer L. Bray, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (J.35941, L. Bray. Boy.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.35941 L. Bray. L.S. R.N.); Jubilee 1935; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.35941 L. Bray. P.O. H.M.S. Victory.); Greece, Kingdom, Military Merit Medal, Fourth Class, bronze, mounted as worn; together with the corresponding set of miniature medals, these lacking the Greek award, light contact marks, nearly very fine (6)
£180-£220
Leonard Bray was born at Swaffham, Norfolk, on 9 January 1898, and was a shepherd’s boy before joining the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 3 February 1915. Advanced Petty Officer on 19 December 1919, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 4 March 1931, and was advanced Chief Petty Officer on 14 December 1934. He was shore pensioned on 8 December 1937. His Record of Service confirms the award of the ‘Greek Cross of Valour IV’, and also the Jubilee Medal 1935.
200 Four: Stoker Petty Officer H. C. Smith, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (300233, H. C. Smith, S.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (300233 H. C. Smith. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (300233 H. C. Smith, S.P.O. H.M.S. Sandhurst.), contact marks and edge knocks, nearly very fine (4)
£80-£100
Henry Charles Smith was born in Cheltenham on 22 August 1882, entering naval service on 4 April 1902. Promoted Stoker Petty Officer on 1 August 1913, Smith was serving in H.M.S. Roxburgh on the outbreak of war, remaining in her until drafted, in 1916, to H. M. Ships Pheasant and then Sandhurst. Awarded his L.S. & G.C. on 16 May 1917, he was pensioned to shore on 7 May 1924.
201 Four: Stoker Petty Officer B. Richards, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (K. 15959, B. Richards, Sto. 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K. 15959 B. Richards. A. L. Sto. R. N.); Royal Nay L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (K. 15959 B. Richards. S.P.O. H.M.S. Bruce.), very fine (4) £80-£120
Bertie Richards was born in Rochester, Kent, on 22 April 1893, and saw service in the Great War. Remaining in the service between the wars, he was pensioned from Cardiff (Ark Royal) on 19 August 1934, but was re-engaged for service in January 1940 as a Chief Stoker in Pembroke 2 and, from January 1941, Pembroke 4. He was released on compassionate grounds on 15 December 1944.
202 Four: Stoker Petty Officer M. Shea, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (276328 M. Shea, S.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (276328 M. Shea. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st type (276328 Michael Shea, Sto. P.O. H.M.S. Medea) very fine (4)
£80-£120
Michael Shea was born in Hyne, Co. Kerry, on 1 February 1875, entering naval service on 23 February 1894 as a Stoker 2nd Class. He was awarded his L.S. & G.C. on 15 October 1912, and was serving in H.M.S. Theseus on the outbreak of war, remaining in her until November 1914, when he was drafted to Vivid II until June 1915 and then Cleopatra until October 1918.
After brief service in H.M.S. Dauntless, Shea joined the Coast Guard in June 1919.
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