Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Eight: Mechanician J. A. Richardson, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star ((K.16539 Sto. 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals ((K.16539 S.P.O., R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.16539 Mech., H.M.S. Curacoa) mounted court style for display, fine and better (8) £100-140

John Arthur Richardson was born in Wood Green, London on 8 May 1894. A Milkman by occupation, he enlisted as a Stoker 2nd Class on Victory II on 9 October 1912. He served on H.M.S. Dreadnought, July 1913-October 1914, being promoted to Stoker 1st Class in October 1913. He served on the light cruiser H.M.S. Royalist, March 1915-January 1920 - advancing to the rate of Stoker Petty Officer in January 1918. Post-war, Richardson served on the cruiser H.M.S. Curacoa, April 1926-August 1928, attaining the rank of Mechanician in April 1927 and being awarded the Long Service medal in January 1928. Richardson served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Although serving in the Atlantic, he was not on the Curacoa when disaster befell on 2 October 1942, when the liner Queen Mary, carrying 15,000 U.S. troops accidentally rammed and cut in half her small escort.

With original W.W.2 medal forwarding box addressed to ‘Mr J. A. Richardson, The Queen Victoria, Shittisham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk’. Also with copied service paper.