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Three: Able Seaman E. S. Warren, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and Mercantile Marine
British War Medal 1914-20 (B.Z. 1880 E. S. Warren. A.B. R.N.V.R.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Edgar S. Warren); Victory Medal 1914-19 (B.Z. 1880 E. S. Warren. A.B. R.N.V.R.) very fine
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Pair: John Rowles, Mercantile Marine
British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (John Rowles) some staining, very fine
Pair: Sapper H. V. A. Rowles, Royal Engineers
British War and Victory Medals (508490 Spr. H. V. A. Rowles. R.A.) some staining, very fine
British War Medal 1914-20 (5446 Pte. L. A. J. Rowles. 8-Lond. R.) very fine
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (CCCT K W Rothin D135581U RN) mounted for wear, very fine (9) £120-£160
Edgar Stanley Warren, a dock gate man with the Great Western Railway, from Bridgwater, Somerset, was born on 28 September 1888. He served with the Mercantile Marine during the Great War and attested into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 18 October 1916. Serving in H.M.S. Victory, H.M.S. Vivid, H.M.S. Excellent and H.M.S. President, he was discharged to shore on 5 March 1919.
John Rowles, a master mariner from Bridgwater, Somerset, was born on 17 July 1863 and served during the Great War in the Mercantile Marine.
Hubert Victor Allen Rowles, youngest son of the above, was born in Bridgwater, Somerset, in 1898. He attested into Royal Engineers with whom he served overseas during the Great War.
Leonard Arthur John Rowles, a Postman from Bridgwater, Somerset, and oldest son of John, was born in 1888. He attested into the 8th (Post Office Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment for service during the Great War and was killed in action on 15 September 1916. He is buried in Catterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France.
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