Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Engine Room Artificer 1st Class W. J. Palmer, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (M.6249 Act. E.R.A.4, R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (M.6249 E.R.A.1, H.M.S. Royal Sovereign)

Three: Engine Room Artificer 1st Class J. A. I. Williams, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (271234 E.R.A.2, R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (271234 E.R.A. 1Cl., H.M.S. Columbine) first group with edge bruising and contact marks, fine; second group good very fine (6) £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Ron Tuppen Collection of Naval Medals to Engine Room Officers.

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Walter John Palmer was born in East Ham, London on 19 November 1894. Served at Fisguard (Portsmouth) July 1913-July 1917. Later on the battleship Malaya, August 1917-August 1918. Awarded the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. when serving on the battleship Royal Sovereign. With copied service paper.

John Andrew Isaac Williams was born in Gosport on 14 January 1888. During the war he was based at Dido (Harwich) August 1913-November 1919. With copied service paper.