Five: Acting Chief Petty Officer T. Griffiths, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (180086, T. Griffiths, P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (180086, T. Griffiths. Act. C.P.O., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (180086, Thomas Griffiths, P.O. H.M.S. Halcyon); France, Third Republic, Medaille Militaire, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with trophy of arms suspension, enamel damage to last, light contact marks, generally very fine (5) £140-£180

French Medaille Militaire London Gazette 21 June 1918.

Thomas Griffiths was born in St. Decumans, Somerset, on 7 September 1878, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 20 June 1891. He was promoted Able Seaman, whilst serving in H.M.S. Royal Sovereign on 20 April 1898, Leading Seaman, whilst serving in H.M.S. Bulwark on 1 January 1903, and Petty Officer Second Class, whilst in the same ship, on 1 April 1904. Rated Petty Officer First Class on 1 November 1906, he was posted to H.M.S. Halcyon on 16 August 1914, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 21 October 1915. He served in a variety of shore based establishments for the remainder of the Great War, and was shore pensioned on 9 October 1919, having been latterly advanced to Chief Petty Officer.

Sold with the recipient’s original Award Certificate for the Medaille Militaire , dated 3 May 1918.