Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

Three: Private S. A. Read, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, later Royal Marines
British War and Victory Medals (25112 Pte. S. A. Read. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (PO.216252 S. A. Read. Mne. R.M.) heavily polished and worn, therefore fair, the LS&GC fine

Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (E.773 J. Read. Sean 1Cl. R.N.R.) toned, nearly extremely fine (4) £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.

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Sidney Albert Read was born at Southsea, Hampshire, on 5 February 1900, and having attested for and served overseas with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, transferred to the Royal Marines on 7 March 1918. His Royal Marines service papers show ‘former service’ and entitlement to the British War and Victory Medals. He commenced his Royal Marine service with ‘Q’ Company, Royal Marine Artillery, and appears to have principally served at Portsmouth, including service in H.M.S. Centaur, H.M.S. Royal Sovereign, and H.M.S. Iron Duke. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in May 1933, and was discharged on the termination of his second period of engagement on 6 March 1939. He was recalled for war service on 25 August 1939, and served during the Second World War in H.M.S. President III, and H.M.S. Dolphin. He was released from service on 2 October 1945.