Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Staff Surgeon William George Barras, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, killed by the internal explosion that destroyed H.M.S. Vanguard, 9 July 1917

1914-15 Star (St. Surg., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (St. Surg., R.N.V.R.) extremely fine (3) £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Awards to the Medical Services from the Collection of the late Tony Sabell.

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William George Barras, from Govan, graduated in medicine in 1899 and three years later took the degree of M.D. Being a member of the R.N.V.R., he was mobilised with the onset of war and served aboard the pre-dreadnought battleship Lord Nelson in the Dardanelles. He served aboard the battleship Vanguard at the battle of Jutland. He was killed aboard the same vessel when she blew up, due to an internal explosion, when lying at Scapa Flow on 9 July 1917. Out of a compliment of 670, only one officer and two seamen were saved.

With copied research.