Special Collections

Sold on 17 September 2004

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Medals to Royal Naval Sick Berth Personnel from the collection of John Hailey

John Hailey

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№ 618

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17 September 2004

Hammer Price:
£90

Four: 2nd Sick Berth Steward J. Hubble, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (351089 S.B.S.2, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (351089); Royal Navy L.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (351089 2nd S.B.S., H.M.S. Research), mounted as worn, very fine (4) £60-80

James Hubble was born in Leicester on 5 August 1884. He enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Probationary Sick Berth Attendant on 2 September 1902, becoming a 2nd Sick Berth Steward in 1910. During the first two years of the war he served aboard the pre-dreadnaught battleship Hindustan and for the latter two, was based at Portland Hospital, gaining his Long Service medal in 1917 whilst on the Portland Depot Ship Research. He was discharged with a pension in 1924. Sold with copied service papers.