Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War D.S.M. group of five awarded to Chief Stoker W. H. Durrant, Royal Navy, for services in 1916-17 aboard the destroyer H.M.S. Stork

Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (277988. W. H. Durrant, Ch. Sto. H.M.S. Stork. 1916-7.); 1914-15 Star (277988 W. H. Durrant. Ch. Sto. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (277988 W. H. Durrant. Ch. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (277988 W. H. Durrant, Ch. Stoker, H.M.S. Thetis) second initial given as ‘G’ on BWM, first initial very faint on VM, otherwise good very fine (5) £700-£900

D.S.M. London Gazette 11 August 1917.

William Henry Durrant was born at Cheriton, Kent, on 14 October 1876, and joined the Navy on 26 October 1894, as a Stoker 2nd class; Stoker, 1 June 1895; Leading Stoker 2nd class, 1 April 1899 and 1st class, 3 September 1900; Stoker Petty Officer, 1 July 1906; Acting Chief Stoker, 4 September 1906 and confirmed in that rate on 4 September 1907. He was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal on 13 December 1909. Although he re-engaged ‘to complete’ for pension in October 1906 and should have retired in October 1916, he instead joined the Royal Fleet Reserve with new Official no. Chatham A2826, and continued in service until finally demobilised on 17 February 1919.

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