Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Electrical Artificer First Class, G. H. James, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (M.10010, G. H. James, E.A. 4., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.10010 G. H. James. E.A. 3 R.N.) polished, contact marks and edge bruising, therefore good fine

Three: Leading Stoker R. Jones, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (SS.112953, R. Jones, Sto. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (SS.112953 R. Jones. L. Sto. R.N.) contact marks, nearly very fine (6) £80-£100

Gerald Harry James was born at Portsmouth on 26 March 1893 and joined the Royal Navy as an Acting Electrical Artificer Fourth Class in H.M.S. Vernon on 20 October 1914. He was advanced to Electrical Artificer Third Class in H.M.S. Dominion on 20 October 1917, and to Electrical Artificer Second Class in H.M.S. Ramillies on 20 October 1921. He transferred to H.M.S. Dolphin, for service in submarines in May 1925, and is noted as serving in H.M. Submarines L25, L27 and L22 in the rate of Electrical Artificer First Class, being awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medals in November 1929. He was shore pensioned in October 1936, but was recalled for service in H.M.S. Wanderer on 31 July 1939, and was released from naval service on 9 July 1945.

Robert Jones was born at Derby on 18 October 1894 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class on 22 October 1912. He was advanced to Stoker First Class in H.M.S. Prince of Wales on 9 November 1913, and to Acting Leading Stoker on 20 July 1917, being confirmed in that rate on 20 January 1918. He remained in naval service until shore demobilised on 31 October 1934. He was recalled for War service on 16 February 1940, and was finally released from H.M.S. Victory in August 1945.