Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Chief Stoker J. Marles, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (123806 Ldg. Sto. 1st Cl., H.M.S. Redbreast); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Act. Ch. Sto., H.M.S. Redbreast); British War Medal 1914-18 (123806 Ch. Sto., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (279420 Sto. P.O., H.M.S. Indus), contact wear and edge bruising, generally very fine (4) £250-300

Just 83 Queen’s South Africa Medals, all no clasp awards, were issued to the ship’s company of H.M.S. Redbreast, and only 76 Africa General Service Medals for the ‘Somaliland 1902-04’ operations.