Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Chief Mechanic W. A. Skinner, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (K.21176, W. A. Skinner, Sto., 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.21176 W. A. Skinner. Sto.1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.21176 W. A. Skinner. A/Mech. H.M.S. Renown.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued, contact marks, nearly very fine (5) £120-£160

William Alfred Skinner was born in Alnwick, Northumberland, on 29 August 1895, and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 13 November 1913. Advanced Stoker 1st Class on 13 November 1914, he served during the Great War in H.M.S. Venerable, and was advanced Stoker Petty Officer on 30 November 1924. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 10 February 1929, he was advanced Chief Mechanic on 24 September 1935, was awarded the 1935 Silver Jubilee Medal, and was shore pensioned on 12 November 1935.