Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Able Seaman W. J. Hart, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (W. J. Hart, Ord., H.M.S. Blanche.); 1914-15 Star (192261. W. J. Hart. A.B. R.N.); ; British War and Victory Medals (192261. W. J. Hart. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (192261. W. J. Hart. A.B. H.M.S. Vivid.) mounted on card for display, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (5) £180-£220

William John Hart was born at Letheringham, Suffolk, on 18 March 1879, and was a greengrocer by trade when he enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 11 January 1897. He signed on for 12 Years C.S. on 18 March 1897. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman in July 1897, and joined Blanche on 20 November 1900, seeing service off the coast of Africa to earn his Q.S.A. He was advanced to Able Seaman in the same ship in 1 October 1901. He was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal whilst in Vivid in March 1912 and joined Thunderer in June 1912. He returned briefly to Vivid in March 1914 until joining Thunderer again in April 1914 and remained in this ship until March 1919.

Sold with copied record of service.