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Four: Chief Shipwright P. H. Williams, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (345536, P. H. Williams, Shpt.1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (345536 P. H. Williams. Ch. Shpt. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (345536. P. H. Williams. Ch. Shpt. H.M.S. Dunedin.) light contact marks, very fine (4) £80-£120
Percy Henry Williams, a Shipwright from Pembroke Dock, was born on 10 December 1886. Enlisting in the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 12 July 1902, and employed as Shipwright at Pembroke Yard, he served during the Great War primarily in various shore based establishments, and was advanced Chief Shipwright on 14 June 1917. He joined H.M.S. Dunedin on 13 September 1919, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 29 December 1919. He was shore pensioned on 9 December 1926.
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