British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. A. H. G. Thorold. R.N.) very fine £70-£90

Anthony Herbert Gerard Thorold was born on 14 August 1896 and entered service in the Royal Navy on 15 May 1909. He was appointed Midshipman on 15 January 1914, and was commissioned Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 15 March 1916, being promoted Lieutenant on 13 November 1917. He served during the Russian Intervention in H.M.S. Glowworm, and was wounded when Glowworm was damaged after a barge exploded alongside her at Archangel on 25 August 1918. For his services during the Great War his name was brought to the notice of the Admiralty ‘for valuable services in the prosecution of the War’ (London Gazette 12 December 1919). He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 October 1922, and subsequently took Holy Orders. He died on 1 February 1969.

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