Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Senior Reserve Attendant J. H. Lord, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve

1914-15 Star (M.9554 S.R.A., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.9554 S.R.A., R.N.); Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, with Second Award Bar (1197 Sen. R.A., R.N.A.S.B.R.) mounted for wear, some edge bruising and contact marks, about very fine (4) £160-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The John Chidzey Collection.

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Ex Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, B.D.W. 16 October 1996.

John Hartley Lord was born in Colne, Lancashire on 16 June 1891. A Cotton Weaver by occupation, he served throughout the war as a S.R.A. in the R.N.A.S.B.R., being demobilised in April 1919. He served mainly ashore at Pembroke and Victory but served on the hospital ship Somali during February-September 1915. L.S. & G.C. medal awarded 30 November 1920; Bar awarded 6 November 1934. With copied service paper.