Pair: Chief Petty Officer W. J. Gooding, Royal Navy, who was seriously wounded in 1892
British War 1914-20 (149266 W. J. Gooding. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R (149266 W. J. Gooding, Act. C.P.O., H.M.S. Cornwallis.), contact marks, very fine

Three: Seaman D. Murray, Royal Naval Reserve
British War and Victory Medals (4047B. D. Murray. Smn. R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st type (315 E. D. Murray. Smn. R.N.R.), last officially re-impressed, very fine (5) £60-£80

William John Gooding was born in Oakhampton, Devon, on 22 November 1873; entering naval service on 8 May 1889. His service record notes he was ‘seriously wounded in expedition to destroy Toniatoba’ in 1892. Promoted a Chief Petty Officer in 1906, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 30 November 1906. Shore pensioned in 1913, he was recalled for war service, spending the Great War in H.M.S. Vivid and Defiance.