Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Stoker Petty Officer W. J. Page, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (W. J. Page, Sto., H.M.S. Forte.) impressed naming; 1914-15 Star (286336, W. J. Page, Ch. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (286336 W. J. Page. Ch. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (286336 W. J. Page, Sto. P.O. H.M.S. Antrim:) contact marks, generally nearly very fine (5) £240-£280

William Jasper Page was born in Plymouth on 19 August 1878 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 18 November 1897. Advanced Stoker on 15 September 1898, he served in H.M.S. Forte during the Boer War from 1 April 1902, and was advanced Stoker Petty Officer on 20 November 1909. Posted to H.M.S. Antrim on 5 March 1912, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct medal on 13 April 1913, and served in her during the Great War from the outbreak of War to 29 April 1917, being advanced Chief Stoker on 17 March 1915. He was shore demobilised on 30 March 1920.

Sold together with the recipient’s original Parchment Certificate of Service; Parchment Qualifications in Stoker Ratings Record Sheet; a photograph of one of the ship’s in which he served; and a postcard photograph of the recipient.