Orders, Decorations and Medals

Five: Chief Motor Mechanic H. A. Page, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, late Royal Naval Air Service

1914-15 Star (F.1008 P.O.M., R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals (M.B.974 C.M.M., R.N.V.R.); Defence; Civil Defence L.S. Medal, E.II.R., unnamed, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine (5) £100-140

Harold Augustus Page was born in Nottingham on 14 June 1889. A Motor Mechanic by occupation, he enlisted into the R.N.A.S. as Petty Officer Mechanic on 28 October 1914. Based at Pembroke III and President II, he served in Armoured Cars. He was discharged to shore on 31 August 1915. He re-enlisted into the R.N.V.R. as a Chief Motor Mechanic on 26 January 1916. Based on Osiris II he served on Motor Launch M.L.218 in the Mediterranean and Aegean, August 1916-March 1918. He was demobilised on 22 March 1919. Sold with original (damaged) card boxes for the W.W.1 medals and copied service papers.