Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Able Seaman G. Verden, Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 25 March 1918

1914-15 Star (ZP-1082, G. Verden, A.B., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Z.P.1082 G. Verden. A.B. R.N.V.R.) minor edge nicks, generally very fine or better (3) £100-£140

George Verden was born in May 1897, and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in May 1915. He was drafted into Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division for service with the M.E.F. in August 1915. Verden was hospitalised with defective vision and was in and out of hospital quite frequently eventually serving in the French theatre of war. He was initially listed as ‘Missing’ before being confirmed as killed in action on the Western Front, 25 March 1918 (CWGC erroneously lists as ‘1917’).

Able Seaman Verden is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.