Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Leading Seaman R. W. Woods, Royal Fleet Reserve

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. R. W. Woods, 28 Lily Gardens, Alperton, Wembley, Middx’; Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (J. 103783 (Ch. B. 23403) R. W. Woods. L.S. R.F.R.); Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Robert William Woods), with Royal Mint case of issue; Union of Soviet Socialists Republics, Commemorative Medal for the 40th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1945-85, first five mounted as worn in this order, the Soviet Award loose; together with the recipient’s ‘Arctic Star’ lapel badge, about extremely fine (7) £100-£140

Robert William Woods was born in Hendon, London on 17 December 1904. He entered the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 30 August 1921. Initially serving on H.M.S. Ganges, during the 1920’s he further served aboard H.M.S. Cleopatra, Hawkins, Yarmouth and the battleship H.M.S. Royal Oak. He was awarded the Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 26 January 1938, and continued to serve during the Second War, presumably (given his medal entitlement) with both the Atlantic and Arctic convoys. In civilian life he was a postman, and was awarded his Imperial Service Medal in 1965 (London Gazette 30 April 1965). He died at Cantely, Norfolk in 1971.

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