Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Able Seaman S. W. Gledhill, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Canada at the Battle of Jutland, and later transferred to the submarine service

1914-15 Star (J.36884. S. W. Gledhill. Ord., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.36884 S. W. Gledhill. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.36884 S. W. Gledhill. A.B. H.M.S. Dolphin) polished, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine and better (4) £100-£140

Stanley Worsnop Gledhill was born on 1 January 1898, at Leeds, Yorkshire, and on enlistment gave his trade as a shop assistant. He commenced naval service on 10 February 1915, as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges, and served in the super Dreadnought Battleship H.M.S. Canada at the Battle of Jutland. After the Great War he transferred to the submarine Depot ship H.M.S. Titania, and is noted as serving in H.M. Submarines, L3, L27, H.M.S. Oberon (P21), H.M.S. Rover (N62), L56 and H.M.S. Oswald (N58). He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal in 1931. He was shore pensioned in December 1937, but was recalled for war service in H.M.S. Dolphin on 31 July 1939. He was released from service in October 1945, and died in January 1952.