Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Petty Officer S. T. Payne, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1901, no clasp (S. T. Payne, P.O. 1st Cl: H.M.S. Monarch); British War Medal 1914-20 (130197 S. T. Payne. P.O. R.N.), good very fine (2) £100-£140

Samuel Thomas Payne was born in St Andrews, Devon, on 4 October 1869 and entered naval service on 14 January 1885, serving until he transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve on 2 October 1909. Recalled for service on the outbreak of the Great War, he served until demobilisation in December 1918.