Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

Eight: Able Seaman J. W. Turner, Royal Navy

British War Medal 1914-20 (J. 89336 Boy 1, R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage bust (J. 89336 A.B., H.M.S. Danae), together with an Arethusa and Chichester Training Ship medal, silver, the reverse engraved ‘J. W. Turner’, very fine and better (9) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the collection of Angela and the late Douglas Bertram.

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Sold with an original portrait postcard, the reverse of which states that Turner died in 1976, and that he was wounded during the course of an Arctic convoy; also note H.M. Submarines cap tally in photograph.