Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Petty Officer Telegraphist A. Williamson, Royal Navy

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (235446 Tel. H.M.S. Barham); 1914-15 Star (235446 P.O. Tel., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (235446 P.O. Tel., R.N.); Italy, Messina Earthquake Medal 1908, silver, unnamed as issued, good very fine and better (5) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late David Dixon.

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Arthur Williamson was serving aboard H.M.S. Exmouth at the time of the Messina earthquake and was one of the men who actually landed during the rescue operations. Sold with recipient’s original Wireless Telegraphist’s History Sheet

The clasp on the first medal is Somaliland 1908-10