Pair: Chief Petty Officer W. Gilbert, Royal Navy

British War Medal 1914-20 (182560 W. Gilbert. Act. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (182560 William Gilbert. P.O. 1Cl. H.M.S. Jupiter.) good very fine (2) £60-£80

William Gilbert was born in Lambeth, London, on 3 September 1879 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 26 January 1895. Promoted Petty Officer First Class on 15 September 1904, he served in H.M.S. Jupiter from 26 June 1912 to 8 January 1913, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 7 September 1912. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Penelope from 10 December 1914 to 19 May 1916, and again from 16 September 1916 to 2 September 1917, and was promoted Chief Petty Officer on 5 March 1919. He was shore demobilised on 2 September 1919, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day.