Auction Catalogue

27 & 28 February 2019

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 1436

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28 February 2019

Hammer Price:
£150

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. (4), E.VII.R. (2) (172059 C. H. Porter, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Blenheim; 150165 Frederick Poulter, Ships Corpl. 1Cl., H.M.S. Aquarius); another, G.V.R., 1st issue (190554 John Johnson, P.O., H.M.S. Actæon) official correction to ship’s name; another, G.V.R., 1st issue (2958581 G. L. Booker, Ch. Sto., H.M.S. Fearless) this last lacking suspension, nearly very fine and better (4) £140-180

George Lewis Booker, Royal Navy, died on 31 July 1918, aged 45 years, whilst serving on H.M. Submarine K5. His name is commemorated on the Plymouth naval memorial. He was the son of James Booker, of Sunny Side, Shepherd’s Hill, Haslemere and the husband of Agnes Maria Booker, of 5 Klondyke Villas, Haslemere.