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MEDALS TO
ROYAL NAVY, MERCHANT NAVY & ROYAL
MARINES
Lost or stolen: South Atlantic Medal
(rosette) & Merchant Navy Medal (1sttype) to
MARTYN P. COOMBES
British
War
Medal
LIEUT. J.A. DITCHBURN. R.N.R.
Victory
Medal LIEUT.
J.A.
DITCHBURN.
R.N.R.
Medals mounted as worn. Copy research. Joseph Alfred
Ditchburn was
born 2nd July
1867 in London
and at some
point went to
sea. He was on
the s.s. Bear
Creek (an oil
tanker)
sailing from
Liverpool when
she got into
trouble in
December 1892.
She was taken
under tow and
the crew
taken off, but
sank on 26th
December. He
passed the 2nd
Mate
Certificate at
London in
Janaury 1893,
First Mate
November 1893
and Master in
May 1895.
Sailed on the
s.s. Mokta
1893 and then
s.s. Snowflake
1894-95. In
1896 he joined
the Loyalty
Masonic Lodge,
based in
Guernsey. In
1910 the
Dundee Courier
reported a
court case in
which "Joseph
Alfred
Ditchburn,
Superintendent
of the
Shipping
Federation for
the Clyde"
gave evidence.
He was
appointed a
Temp.
Lieutenant in
the Royal
Naval Reserve
in January
1917 and
posted to
Navigation
School. Posted
to "Iolaire"
in May 1918
and in August
1918 to
Victory for
minesweeping
course, then
posted to the
Barkol (a
refeulling
ship).
Demobilised
January 1919.
He died in
Hastings,
Sussex in
1954.
Pair:
£95 RESERVED
Queen's
Korea Medal C/MX.851312
A.J.
BIRCH. LDG.CK. R.N.
U.N.
Korea
Medal
Unnamed
Royal
Navy
Long Service Good
Conduct Medal MX.851312
A.J. BIRCH.
C.P.O.CK.(S).H.M.S. SEA
EAGLE.
Medals mounted as worn.
Two photographs of
recipient, one meeting
Prince Phillip at Chatham.
Chief Petty Officer Cook.
Group
of
Three: £325
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British War Medal
ALBERT E. THURGOOD
Mercantile Marine War Medal ALBERT
E. THURGOOD.
Copy medal card and research. Albert
Edward Thurgood was born in 7 March 1883
in West Ham.
He was a Chief
Cook and continued serving after the war. In
1939 he is shown living in Barking and his occupation is
listed as "R/N/A/R/ Chief Cook" and what looks
like "H.M.S. Jervis Bay". He must have left
the ship as he
has another card dated Janaury 1941. The
Jervis Bay
was sunk in November 1940 with a
different Chief Cook on board. Thurgood
does not appear on the roll of WW2
medals for the Merchant Navy.
Pair: £80
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Royal Naval Reserve Long Service Medal (EdVII) 82275
G. RICE.
SEAN.1CL.
R.N.R. £65 RESERVED
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 RESERVED
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.
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
1914/15
Star
J.35615. H. CURTIS,
BOY.,1.,R.N. £35
Copy records. Harold Curtis was born June 1898
in London. Joined the Navy February 1915. Served
HMS Fox June to October 1915. HMS Poppy Dec.
1915 to Feb. 1916. At Wallington to Oct. 1917
then Hecla and Poppy to end of the war.
Discharged June 1928.
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.
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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
P.O.2088S -L.CPL.
J. ASTLEY. R.M.L.I. £25
Copy records. Joseph Astley enlisted December
1915, aged 29. Served in France from September
1917 with 2nd Royal Marine Battalion.
Discharged January 1922. Entitled to British
War 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.
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General
Service Medal Northern
Ireland MEM(M)1 H D
PAGE D224405J RN £85
Marine Engineering Mechanic
(Mechanical).
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