Orders, Decorations and Medals

Eight: Commander L. H. Faragher, Royal Naval Reserve

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut., R.N.R.) the Victory medal reased; 1939-45 Star; Defence & War Medals; Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.VI.R., the reverse Officially dated ‘1941’; Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (Successful), (Lieut., R.N.R., 15th Dec. 1917); Order of the Crown of Italy, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, inscribed on the edge of the arms (Tenente, R.N.R. 1919) enamel badly chipped on the last, otherwise very fine (8) £140-160

Commander Lawrence Henry Faragher, R.N.R., H.M.S. Cormorant, died on 15 October 1944, aged 50. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

The Royal Humane Society was awarded for a rescue at Mudros 15 December 1917.