Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (12) (J.73734 R. C. Armstrong, Ord. R.N.; K50600 H. H. Ashby, Sto. 2, R.N.; 225291 W. B. Boast, A.B. R.N.K.23068 F. C. Dawe, L. Sto. R.N.; K.34864 W. Lythgoe, Sto.1 R.N.; K.5133 G. Parry, L. Sto. R.N.; J.18134 F. J. Root, A.B. R.N.; K.13267 W. G. Rowden, S.P.O. R.N.; J.81578 H. C. Sewell, Ord. R.N.; K.9866 H. A. Stephens, Sto. 1 R.N.; S.S.6236 W. H. Tither, A.B. R.N.; J.67089 H.A. Tomlins, Ord. R.N.) some with slack suspensions and/or edge bruising, good fine and better (12) £140-180

Robert Clough Armstrong joined the R.N. in July 1917, transferred to Mercantile Marine Reserve in March 1918, and was entitled to a single B.W.M.

Henry Herbert Ashby served in H.M.S. Apollo from March 1918 and was entitled to the B.W.M. and Victory Medals.

Benjamin Boast joined the R.N. in February 1903 and served in H.M.S. Attentive and H.M.S. Malaya during the Great War. Invalided ashore in June 1919, he was awarded the Silver War Badge and was entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio.

Frederick Charles Dawe served in H.M.S. New Zealand during the Great War and later transferred to the Admiralty Police. He was entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio.

William Lythgoe joined the Royal Naval Division in January 1915 and transferred to the R.N. in early July 1916, in which latter capacity he served in H.M.S Blake and H.M.S. Attentive. He was entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio.

George Parry joined the R.N. in 1909 and served in H.M.S. Lion from June 1912 to March 1919. He was entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio.

Frederick John Root served in H.M. Ships New Zealand, Sutlej, Defiance and Cordelia, among others, in the Great War, and was entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio, in addition to the L.S. & G.C. Medal awarded to him in 1933.

William George Rowden served in H.M.S. Carnarvon 1912-1917, which ship took part in the Battle of the Falklands in November 1914. He was entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio and the R.F.R. L.S. Medal, awarded to him in 1927.

Charles Henry Sewell joined the R.N. in November 1917 and served in H.M.S. Apollo prior to being demobilised in March 1919.

Harold Arthur Stephens joined the R.N. in January 1910 and served in H.M.S. Albion 1914-1916, one of the first ships to take part in the Dardanelles Campaign. He was entitled to a 1914-15 Star and the R.F.R. L.S. Medal, awarded to him in 1926.

William Herbert Tither served with the 4th Battalion, Royal Naval Division, in 1915, before transferring to the R.N. and seeing service in the monitor H.M.S. Terror from July 1916 to February 1919. He was awarded a 1914-15 Star trio.

Herbert Ali Tomlins served in the R.N.V.R. before entering the R.N. in February 1917, and served in H.M.S. Hannibal from March 1917 to December 1918.