Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An Order of St John group of seven awarded to Leading Sick Berth Attendant W. Lambert, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve, late Royal Navy

The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel; 1914-15 Star (M. 9215 S.B.A., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M. 9215 S.B.A., R.N.); Defence Medal 1939-45; Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve L.S., G.V.R., 2nd issue (2304 L.S.B.A., R.N.A.S.B.R.); St. John Service Medal, with five Bars (3898 Supt., St. John’s Div. Ips. Cps., No. 10 Dist., S.J.A.B., 1924), the Great War awards with contact marks and polished, good fine, the remainder very fine and better (7) £140-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals for Services at Sea from the Collection of the Late Oliver Stirling Lee.

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William Lambert was born at Stonham Aspel, Suffolk in March 1876 and volunteered for the Royal Navy in August 1914. Little else is known about his subsequent career, other than the fact he was serving aboard the cruiser H.M.S. Royalist in August 1915, so he may still have been employed in her at the Battle of Jutland in the following year.