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

Four: Sick Berth Petty Officer R. L. Padwick, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (M.2549 S.B.A., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, copy M.I.D. oakleaf (M.2549 2 S.B.S., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.2549 S.B.P.O., H.M.S. Egmont) second with slight edge bruising and contact marks, about very fine (4) £70-90

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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M.I.D. London Gazette 12 December 1919.

Reginald Leonard Padwick was born in Winchester, Hampshire on 29 June 1892. A motor driver by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Probationary Sick Berth Attendant on 2 November 1910, becoming a Sick Berth Attendant on 22 June 1911 and 2nd Sick Berth Steward on 1 July 1916. During the course of the war he served aboard King George V, at Haslar Hospital and aboard the Latona.For his wartime services he was mentioned in despatches. He attained the rank of Sick Berth Petty Officer on 16 March 1924. Sold with copied service papers.