Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers Medal, Half Battery Cutter Race, rev. inscribed (name engraved), ‘Won by left half battery L. Gr. A. E. Beer 1883’, 44mm., bronze, unmounted; Royal Naval Volunteers Medal, rev. engraved, ‘Signal Cup, Sig. D. Laker, 1913’, 26mm., silver; Royal Naval Training Establishment Shotley Medal, rev. engraved, ‘10 Lengths Championship, J. K. Urquhart, 1st Oct. 1914’, 29mm., silver; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Tyne Division Medal, rev. engraved, ‘G. Walton, O Seamens Recruit “1931” Cox’, 26mm., silver; Naval Prize Medal, obv. Naval Crown, engraved, ‘G. Baldry’ below; rev. engraved, ‘General Efficiency Medal, New Entries, R.N.B. Chatham 1938, 33mm., silver, last four fitted with ring suspensions, good very fine and better (5) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Military Sports and Shooting Medals from the James N. Spencer Collection.

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The Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers (R.N.A.V.) were in existence from 1873 to 1892. The brainchild of Thomas C. Brassey, M.P. (later Earl Brassey), it was formed of civilian sailing enthusiasts who were not professional seafarers, whose services could be called upon in times of emergency for service in defence of the coasts of the United Kingdom and the adjacent seas. This narrow restriction to local defence at a time when British naval commitments were increasingly world-wide, ultimately led to its disbandment. Its successor, in 1903, was the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, whose members were not required to have sea or gunnery experience but who were expected to serve anywhere in the world in times of war.