Merchant & Royal Navy Medals
World War One Merchant Navy Page
MEDALS to the World War One Merchant Navy Page 1
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FREDERICK WILLIAM ARNOLD
Born 8th May 1882, Bosham Sussex
Noted on the 1939 Census as a Yacht Seaman having been 2nd officer in 1930
These medals have never been worn and come with the medal boxes,
these are in good condition considering their age.
3 sheets of copy service papers.
At 65.00
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Arthur Charles Byng
Born 19th April 1882, at Walworth, Surrey.
The medals come with a compact disc with copy Master and Mate certificates. Copy of church baptism record and crew lists Arthur was on. 1939 census. Arthur did not go to sea after 1928.
At £85.00
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SYDNEY VICTOR NEEDHAM
BORN Stockton 1897
Second Mate
Discharge number 969675
Sydney became an apprentice and his first ship, Lord Tredeger, was sunk by a German submarine in 1916 with Sydney on board. He survived the sinking but 4 other seamen did not.
The medals come with copy Mate certificate. Crew lists of a number of ships Sydney was on, WW1 medal roll, Copy CR 10 card with picture of Sydney. Details of sinking of Lord Tredegar.
At £95.00
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EDWARD LOVELL MURRAY
BORN Salcoats Aryshire, 8th March 1890
Second Engineer
Edward served on the Lady Gertrude Cochrane, a U.K. coaster owed by I.C.I. to transport Explosives around Britain.
Edward drowned at Milford Haven Docks in 1950
Medals come with copies of WW1 medal roll, CR 10 card with picture of Edward. CR1, dated 1941. Record of a death of a Merchant Seaman
At £80.00
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WILLIAM JOHN RIPPON JOHNSON
BORN Jesmond, 22nd December 1891
Chief Engineer with British-Indian Steam Navigation Co
Edward died of Double Pneumonia on the ship Sirsa, 19th October 1940
Medals come with copies of WW1 medal roll, CR 10 card with picture of Edward. CR1, dated 1941. Record of a death of a Merchant Seaman, Copy article from Newspaper with his family details on his death.
At £80.00
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EMANUEL LINEZ
BORN Rio de Janerio, Brazil 1883
A ships Bosun Discharge number 935588
Medals come with copies of WW1 medal roll, C.R.10 Merchant seaman identity certificate.
and associated papers. Still serving in 1938.
At £90.00
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GEORGE EDWARD FREEMAN
BORN in Manchester 1894.
A ships Master Mariner Discharge number 840864
Medals come with copies of WW1 and 2 medal rolls, Certificates of Mate and Master, WW2 C.R.S. 10 Merchant seaman identity certificate and associated papers. C.D. with copy from National Archives for ships logs George served on.
At £135.00
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LEVI JAMES HITCHCOCK
BORN in Huxham Devon 1881
A ships Master Mariner Discharge number 384984
Medals come with copy medal rolls, copy Certificates for master, mate, & second mate, merchant navy service cards. List for some vessels Levi sailed on before WW1
At £135.00
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LAWRENCE SCOTT
Army Deserter 1917, Died by 1923
BORN during 1887 in Liverpool
Ellen Raymond married Laurence, a Mariner in 1910. On the 1911 census Lawrence a Fireman and Ellen are living with daughter Catherine and Ellen's mum. Lawrence still a Marine Fireman enlisted into the Royal Engineers August 1917 and deserted the army 6 weeks later, never to be found by the army due to returning to the sea. Lawrence is recorded as having died on the medal roll.
At £85.00
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WILLIAM JAMES BLISSETT
Born Laughton 16th August 1891
Discharge number 892877 STEWARD
William served through World War One until discharged as Unfit for Sea Service on 14th March 1947
I have a lot of information on William which will be sent electronically with the sale of these medals. I have his BT382 records from the National Archives
At £40.00
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