Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Able Seaman W. J. Redgrave, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (J.15838, W. J. Redgrave, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.15838 W. J. Redgrave. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.15838 W. J. Redgrave. A.B. H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth.) contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140

William John Redgrave was born at Halesworth, Suffolk, on 26 October 1895 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 6 February 1912. He served during the Great War in a variety of ships and shore based establishments, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 20 January 1929. Shore pensioned on 25 October 1935, he was recalled for service during the Second World War, and was discharged dead from H.M.S. Bulolo on 8 December 1940. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.