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14 April 2021

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Lot

№ 268

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14 April 2021

Hammer Price:
£140

Four: Stoker Petty Officer T. H. Wilkins, H.M.S. Midge, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (K.293, T. H. Wilkins, Sto.1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.293 T. H. Wilkins. Act. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.293 T. H. Wilkins. S.P.O. H.M.S. Excellent.) contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £120-£160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals for the Battle of Jutland.

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The destroyer H.M.S. Midge was launched on 22 May 1913 and was part of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.

Thomas Henry Wilkins was born in Brighton, Sussex, on 20 June 1877 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 3 February 1908. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Midge from 1 March to 17 July 1916, and was advanced Stoker Petty Officer on 1 July 1918. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 12 February 1923.