The Collection of Medals Formed by Bill and Angela Strong

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (JX.146330 S. J. Bragan, A.B. R.N.) good very fine £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Samuel James Bragan was born in Lanchester, Durham, on 7 March 1915. A Miner by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman on Victory I on 13 July 1933. He then served on the battle cruiser Hood, May 1934-July 1936, being advanced to Able Seaman in October 1935. During the period July 1928-February 1942 he served on the battleship Malaya, being appointed Acting Leading Seaman in July 1929 and was confirmed in that rank in August 1940. Bragan was reduced to Able Seaman when at Victory in February 1942. Regaining the rank of Temporary Acting Leading Seaman in August 1942 when on the escort ship Banff based at Ferret and to Temporary Leading Seaman on the same ship and base in August 1943, he was again rated as an Able Seaman in October 1943 when on Banff based at Tana. Bragan regained his lost rank in April 1944 and in October 1944 became an Acting Petty Officer. As a Petty Officer he was released from service in December 1945. With copied service paper.