Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Lance-Corporal W. Featherstone, Royal Marine Light Infantry

1914-15 Star (P.O. 9608 L.Cpl., R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (P.O. 9608 L.Cpl., R.M.L.I.) together with two small Royal Visit medals for T.R.H. Duke & Duchess of Cormwall & York’s visit to the British Colonies in H.M.S. Ophir 1901, and for T.R.H. Prince & Princess of Wales’ visit to India in 1905-06, both named on the edge, the latter additionally inscribed on the reverse ‘H.M.S. Terrible’, the first three mounted as worn, the last two mounted on a silver pin brooch, these two fine only, otherwise very fine (5) £100-120

Randolph Featherstone was born in Hull on 6 November 1880, and enlisted at Hull on 12 April 1898 for the Portsmouth Division of the Royal Marines. Sold with copy service papers which confirm service aboard the Ophir and the Terrible at the time of the respective royal visits, and also that he was wounded in December 1916.