Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Marine W. H. J. Turner, Royal Marines

British War and Victory Medals (Ply.19051 Pte. W. H. J. Turner. R.M.L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue (Ply. 19051 W. H. J. Turner. Mne., R.M.); together with the recipient’s riband bar for the pre-Second War awards, edge bruising to the Great War awards, these nearly very fine, the L.S. & G.C. better, the Second War awards extremely fine (6) £60-80

William Henry James Turner was born at Worthing, Sussex, on 18 March 1899, and joined the Royal Marine Light Infantry at Brighton, Sussex, on 12 July 1916. He was discharged on the termination of the second period of engagement on 17 March 1938, but was remobilised on the outbreak of the Second World War. he died on 24 April 1970.