Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Stoker First Class W. G. Hooper, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (K.36208 W. G. Hooper. Sto. 1 R.N.) light contact marks, very fine

Pair: Stoker First Class D. C. Watkins, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (K.40584 D. C. Watkins. Sto. 1 R.N.) good very fine

Pair: Able Seaman, F. Davies, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (J.68576 F. Davies. A.B. R.N.) very fine

Pair: Able Seaman S. Martin, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (228536 S. Martin. A.B. R.N.) very fine (8) £100-£140

William Garfield Hooper was born at Swansea on 6 November 1895 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, on 7 September 1916. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Vivid II, H.M.S. Dartmouth and H.M.S. Sandhurst (Rowena). He was demobilised in March 1919.

Daniel Cledwyn Watkins was born at Treharris, Glamorgan, on 6 January 1899 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid II on 2 February 1917. He was advanced to Stoker First Class, H.M.S. Grafton on 1 February 1918, and was demobilised from H.M.S. Vivid II on 21 August 1919.

Frank Davies was born at Rhyl, Flintshire, on 30 January 1889 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, as a an Ordinaty Seaman in H.M.S. Victory on 15 March 1917. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Collingwood, and was advanced to Able Seaman on 15 December 1917. He later served in H.M.S. Victory I, H.M.S. Dido (Spencer) and H.M.S. Hecla (Spencer). He was demobilised in April 1919.

Samuel Martin was born at Bradwell, Essex, on 11 October 1887 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges on 27 October 1903. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Edgar, on 11 October 1905, and to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Sapphire, on 17 January 1907. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Actaeon, H.M.S. Pembroke I, H.M.S. Vivid II (Ruby), H.M.S. Hecla (Ruby), H.M.S. Blenheim (Ruby) and H.M.S. St. George (Ruby). He was demobilised on 17 July 1919; the medal rolls indicate no entitlement to the 1914-15 Star.