Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Seaman J. Palmer, Royal Naval Reserve

1914-15 Star (C.2869, J. Palmer, Smn., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (2869C. J. Palmer. Smn. R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (C. 2869 J. Palmer, Sea. R.N.R.) light contact marks, otherwise very fine (4) £80-£100

James Palmer was born on 6 November 1880, at Exmouth, Devon and enrolled into the Royal Naval Reserve at Exmouth on 1 January 1903. A fisherman by trade, he sailed out of Exmouth. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Doris, H.M.S. Anemone, H.M.S. Hilary, H.M.S. Vivid III and H.M.S. Monea. He was awarded service chevrons for 1914, 1915, 1916, and 1917, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 May 1919. He was discharged from the Royal Naval Reserve, term expired, on 31 December 1922.