MEDALS TO ROYAL NAVY, MERCHANT NAVY & ROYAL MARINES

Reported lost or stolen:
South Atlantic Medal with rosette and Merchant Navy Medal (first type) to MARTYN P. COOMBES

Royal Navy Long Service Good Conduct Medal   M.35303 A.B. CLARK. O.A.1. H.M.S. SUFFOLK.   £90

Copy service papers. Alexander Bertram Clark was from Swindon and enlisted in January 1920, aged 28. His service sheet has "Late M.C.S. - on MC2490" - The Mine Clearance Service. Served on HMS Columbine (1921-23), Centurion, Dauntless, Excellent, Nelson, Suffolk, Malaya and Boscawen. Awarded LSGC 1934 and the Naval General Service Medal for Palestine. Also entitled to some medals for WWII service. Pensioned August 1941.  


Naval General Service Medal  Near East  D/MX.902409 J.L. BARNETT. E.R.A.5. R.N.   £120
Mounted for wear.

Honourable Discharge Scroll     No.210799 Petty Officer William O'Brien    £45

Royal Naval Reserve Long Service Medal (EdVII)  82275 G. RICE. SEAN.1CL. R.N.R.   £65
Copy roll. Medal awarded 6 September 1910 and sent to Belfast.

 Royal Naval Reserve Long Service Medal (EdVII)  L1350 D. BURKE. SEAN.2CL. R.N.R. £65
Copy roll. Medal awarded 22 January 1912 and sent to Galway.

Victory Medal  S.LT. A. KIRBY. R.N.R.    £35 
Copy research. There is no Sub-Lieutenant A. Kirby with the RNR but there is a Sub-Lt. Alfred Kirkby. Passed Certificate of Competency as a First Mate and was commissioned in the Royal Naval Reserve 1917. Posted to oiler RFA Viscol. 1 August 1919 he was appointed Master of the Viscol and left her in April 1920. With copy of a photo showing Alfred in uniform with his family.

Victory Medal  C.Z.5802 J. O'BRIEN. A.B. R.N.V.R.       £20
James O'Brien was born in 1896 and was a miner in Dalkeith and enlisted in the Clyde Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. In August 1915 he was posted to 6th Battalion, Royal Naval Division. His card was also stamped “Sea Service.” He was awarded a 1914/15 Star trio.

British War Medal  J.84737 J.H. BECKETT. ORD. R.N.
Victory Medal         J.84737 J.H. BECKETT. ORD. R.N.
Copy service record. James Henry Beckett was born in London 6 February 1900 and enlisted February 1918. Served on HMS Patrol, a scout cruiser in the Irish sea. Discharged April 1919.
Pair: £50 

British War Medal 225919 C.G. MARTIN. A.B. R.N.       £35
Copy research. Charles George Martin was born in Portsmouth 1887 and enlisted in July 1905 (Boy 2nd class). By 1914 he was an AB and serving on HMS Hercules, a Colossus Class Battleship that served at Jutland. In October 1917 he joined HMS Coreopsis. He transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve in 1919. During his service he got 42 days detention for insubordination. Entitled to 1914/15 Star trio.

British War Medal          ALBERT E. SHIPLEY         £35 
Copy medal card. Albert Edward Shipley was born 1879 in East Bolden. 1911 census shows him as a "Marine Engineer" living in South Shields with his wife and two children. Also awarded the Mercantile Marine War Medal. 1926 was serving as a 1st Engineer on SS Gripfast. Card shows that he continued to serve until November 1938. He died in South Shields in 1954.

British War Medal         K.52340 A. CUSHING. STO.2 R.N.        £30
Copy service record. Naming a bit rubbed. Alfred Cushing was born in Gateshead, Durham and was a coal miner born in June 1900. He joined the Royal Navy in July 1918 and served HMS Apollo (Onslow). Discharged 14 March 1919.

British War Medal          5259T.S. F. THOMAS. ENGN. R.N.R.          £38 
Copy service papers. Thomas Frederick was born in Swansea 28 March 1893, son of Thomas and Caroline Thomas. He enrolled in the Royal Naval Reserve 15 March 1916. Served on  "Sabrina (Numitor)", "Halcyon", back to Numitor, then Idaho (H.T. William Colbourne). Finally "Boadacia II (Irene)". Boadacia II was the base for armed patrol trawlers. He was discharged 17 October 1918 and issued a silver war badge. Entitled to a Victory Medal.

British War Medal        9270S A. DAVIES. STO. R.N.R.             £38
Copy service papers.  Anthony Davies was born in Swansea 29 December 1892, son of Ivan and Mary Davies. Enrolled in the Royal Naval Reserve 13 May 1916. Served HMS Warspite until discharged 16 February 1919. Entitled to Victory Medal.

Victory Medal              209036 W.J. CONNARD. L.S. R.N.           £20
Copy papers. Walter Jones Connard, born 7 Sept. 1883 in Southport, Lancashire. Joined the navy 7 Marchy 1900 and served on HMS Agincourt, Amphitrite, Black Prince, Commonwealth (1914 to August 1917), Aquitania (Jan 1918 to Jan. 1919), Emperor of India. Discharged 21 July 1922 with rank of Petty Officer.


Queen's Korea Medal            P/KX.833174 W.G. JENNER A/L.S.M.N. R.N.
United Nations Medal Korea   Unnamed
Mounted as worn.
Pair: £175

R.A.G. Newman

 		General Service Medal Borneo   K.941536 R.A.G. NEWMAN. M.(E).1. R.N.
Pingat Jasa Malaysia
Pair: £110
 
General Service Medal Northern Ireland   MEM(M)1 H D PAGE D224405J RN  £85
Marine Engineering Mechanic (Mechanical).