Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (William Straughan) in case of issue, good very fine £120-£160

William Straughan was born in September 1878, and was employed as a Joiner. He joined the Rocket Apparatus Volunteers in 1898, and was a member of the Alnmouth station, which was part of the Berwick Coast Guard District, and lived 200 yards from the rocket station. Straughan was awarded the Rocket Apparatus Long Service Medal in September 1919.

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