Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Able Seaman J. Rowe, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (SS.5517 J. Rowe. A.B. R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (SS.5517 (PO. B. 11237) J. Rowe, A.B. R.F.R.) good very fine (3) £60-80

James Rowe was born in Preston, Lancashire, on 30 April 1895, and joined the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman on 3 March 1915. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Spanker, and was advanced Able Seaman on 1 April 1916. He subsequently served in the Yangtze River Gunboat H.M.S. Bee from 28 July to 7 September 1919, and was shore demobilised on 7 April 1920, joining the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day.

Sold together with a typed copy of H.M.S. Bee’s Ship’s Log covering the period that Rowe was serving in her.