Auction Catalogue

20 September 2002

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to coincide with the OMRS Convention

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1493

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20 September 2002

Hammer Price:
£450

An interesting Great War D.S.M. group of four awarded to Warrant Telegraphist P. M. Read, Royal Navy

Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (W.T.S.232. P. M. Read, W.T.O. R.N.R., H.M.Tr. St Elmo, Aux. Patrol 1916); 1914-15 Star (232 W.T.S., W.T.O.1 R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Wt. Tel., R.N.R.) nearly extremely fine and a scarce award to this branch of the service (4) £500-600

D.S.M. London Gazette 27 June 1916: ‘For services in vessels of the Auxiliary Patrol between the 1st February and 31st December 1916.’