Five: Shipwright 1st Class Thomas White, Royal Navy

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Car. Mte., H.M.S. Highflyer); 1914-15 Star (121518 Shpt.1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (12151 Shpt., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R. (Thos. White, Carp. Mate, H.M.S. Vivid) mounted for wear, contact marks, slight edge bruising, very fine and better (5)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Bruce C Cazel Collection of British Campaign Awards.

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Thomas White was born in Fleet, Dorset. A Shipwright by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy in October 1882. He was appointed Carpenter’s Mate on the Agincourt in October 1885 and was ranked as Shipwright in 1903 when on Vivid II. During the Great War he served on the cruiser Argonaut, August 1914-September 1915; the armoured cruiser King Alfred, September 1915; Vivid II, September-October 1915; the armed drifter Dreel Castle, October 1915-May 1916, and Vivid II, May 1916. He was demobilised on 29 May 1916. With copied service paper and roll extracts.