Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Petty Officer T. P. Price, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (221698 T. P. Price, L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (221698 T. P. Price. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (221698. T. Price., P.O. H.M.S. Ithuriel.) light contact marks, very fine (4) £100-£140

Thomas Percy Price was born in Birmingham on 14 March 1886 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 22 July 1902. He was advanced Leading Seaman on 1 January 1914 and served during the Great War in a variety of ships and shore based establishments, being promoted Petty Officer on 17 November 1916. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 25 March 1919, and was invalided out of the Service at Haslar Hospital on 5 September 1923.