Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Petty Officer W. W. Minter, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (J.14969, W. W. Minter, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.14969 W. W. Minter. L.S. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J14969 W. W. Minter. P.O. H.M.S. Enterprise.) contact marks, especially to BWM, therefore very fine

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (133286 Ralph Hall, C.E.R.A. 1Cl. H.M.S. Actaeon.) small scratch to obverse field, nearly extremely fine (5) £100-£140

Walter William Minter was born in Greenwich on 28 May 1895 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 11 November 1911. He was advanced Ordinary Seaman on 28 May 1913, and Able Seaman on 25 April 1914. Qualifying as a Seaman Torpedoman, and later as a Leading Torpedo Operator, he served during the Great War in H.M. Submarine B11 from 1 January to 29 October 1916, and later in HM. Submarine E41 from 1 October 1918 to 2 February 1919. He was advanced to Leading Seaman on 1 July 1917, and Petty Officer on 1 September 1920. He served in H.M.S. Enterprise from 7 April 1926 to 31 January 1929, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 30 August 1928. He was invalided out of the service on 18 November 1931 with ‘chronic supp. otitis media bilateral’, which probably led to a degree of permanent deafness. He attempted to rejoin the Royal Navy for service in the Second World War, and despite at least four applications between the outbreak of War and 1943 he was not accepted, presumably due to his deafness.

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Ralph Hall was born at Bishopswearmouth, Sunderland, on 19 May 1861, and joined the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on 1 May 1885. He was advanced Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on 31 August 1886; Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class on 1 May 1888; Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class on 1 May 1892; Engine Room Artificer 1st Class on 1 May 1897; Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class on 1 December 1899; and finally Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class on 31 October 1905. He was discharged to pension on 8 May 1907, but was mobilised once more on 2 August 1914 for service during the Great War. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1914, whilst borne on the books of H.M.S. Actaeon, and subsequently served in the 2nd Class Cruiser H.M.S. Sirius from February to April 1915. He was demobilised on 31 May 1919, and for his services during the Great War received a 1914-15 Star trio.

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