Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Ship’s Cook J. McCormack, Mercantile Marine

1914-15 Star (Sh. Ck., M.F.A.); British and Mercantile Marine War Medals (John McCormack); Victory Medal (Sh. Ck., M.F.A.) nearly extremely fine (4) £80-100

Ship’s Cook John Robert Wood McCormack was killed in action 3 December 1917 when the S.S. Dowlais was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off Cap de Fer. Twenty six of her crew including the Captain were killed.