Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War campaign group of four awarded to Skipper H. J. Wood, Royal Naval Reserve

1914-15 Star (W.S.A. 1628 H. J. Wood, Skr., R.N.R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (W.S.A. 1628 H. J. Wood, Skr., R.N.R.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Harold J. Wood); Victory Medal (W.S.A. 1628 H. J. Wood, Skr., R.N.R.), together with his identity disc, generally very fine or better (5) £100-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Exceptional Naval and Polar Awards from the Collection of RC Witte.

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Harold John Wood was born at Brixham, Devon, in September 1884 and, having qualified for his Certificate of Competency in April 1913, was appointed a Skipper in the Royal Naval Reserve in May 1915. Initially given command of the hired trawler Elise, he was employed on similar duties for the duration of the War, although he also held command of a drifter, the Itonian, from September-December 1917. His final wartime appointment was as C.O. of the trawler John Braskett and he was demobilised in March 1919; sold with copied service record.