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16 July 2020

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Lot

№ 242

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16 July 2020

Hammer Price:
£110

Four: Electrical Artificer H. Wilcox, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (M.8560 H. Wilcox, A.E.R.A.4. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.8560 H. Wilcox, E.A.3. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.8560 H. Wilcox, E.A. 1. H.M.S. Enterprise) mounted as worn, light contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £80-£120

Harold Wilcox, a fitter and turner from Bristol, was born on 29 September 1889. He enlisted in the Royal Navy on 8 September 1914, and served during the Great War in H.M.S. Pembroke, H.M.S. Tyne, and H.M.S. Wallington. Advanced Electrical Artificer 1st Class on 8 September 1926, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst serving in H.M.S. Enterprise between January 1929 and September 1931. He was shore pensioned on 7 September 1936.