Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Commander P. A. Ogle, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

British War and Victory Medals (S. Lt., R.N.V.R.) mounted as worn; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., unnamed, in case of issue; Silver War Badge (RN39537) with pin and support chain, second with slight edge bruising, good very fine and better (7) £380-420

Percy Ogle served initially as an Ordinary Seaman with the R.N.V.R. As a Midshipman, he was commissioned a Sub-Lieutenant on 20 November 1917 (London Gazette 18 December 1917). Served on H.M.S. Botha with the 10th Destroyer Squadron in 1918. He suffered temporary paralysis and was hospitalised at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Edinburgh in 1918. Following on from this he was invalided due to ill health (London Gazette 27 June 1919). Promoted to Lieutenant on 20 May 1920 (London Gazette 1 July 1921) and Lieutenant-Commander on 20 May 1928 (London Gazette 22 June 1928). Awarded the R.N.V.R. Decoration in 1937 (London Gazette 19 March 1937).

As Commander Ogle, his W.W.2 service was spent in command of a shore base on the island of Trinidad in the West Indies. The island had been ‘lend leased’ to the Americans and his task was to ensure the safe passage for merchant navy oilers going to and from Trinidad and its oil fields. With this regular traffic, German U-boats were a constant menace - they often refuelled themselves in the waters of nearby Venezuela.

Commander Ogle was placed on the Retired List on 8 October 1944 (London Gazette 8 December 1944).

With original WW2 medal forwarding box addressed to ‘Commander P. A. Ogle, R.N.V.R., 60 Holland Rd., Kensington, London, W.14’, with forwarding slip and with copied gazette extracts and service details.