Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

China 1900, no clasp (J. H. Skinner, 2nd S.B.S., H.M.S. Centurion) nearly extremely fine £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to Royal Naval Sick Berth Personnel from the collection of John Hailey.

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Joseph Henry Skinner was born in Plymouth on 1 February 1874. A Painter by trade, he enlisted into the Sick Berth Branch of the Royal Navy on 26 September 1895. He attained the rank of Sick Berth Steward on 12 July 1907. Skinner was discharged due to tuberculosis on 4 July 1912. Sold with copied service papers.