Auction Catalogue

11 October 2023

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 473

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11 October 2023

Hammer Price:
£110

Pair: R. H. Gent, Mercantile Marine
British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Reginald H. Gent) very fine

Pair: P. K. Williams, Mercantile Marine
British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Penry K. Williams) edge bruise to BWM, contact marks, very fine (4) £70-£90

Reginald Hamilton Gent was born in Liverpool in 1856 and lived in Swansea. He served in the Mercantile Marine during the Great War. His son, Charles William Gent, he also served with the Mercantile Marine, was killed when S.S. Ilston was torpedoed by UB-23 and sunk on 30 June 1917.

Penry Kieft Williams was born in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire in 1899 and served in the Mercantile Marine during the Great War. A duplicate BWM was issued to him in 1926.