Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (W. J. Abram, Ch. Sto., H.M.S. St. George.) initials and part of surname partially officially corrected, good very fine £140-£180

William John Abram was born in Brockhurst, Hampshire, in June 1862. He joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class in September 1880, and advanced to Chief Stoker in June 1893. His service included with H.M.S. St. George from October 1894 until February 1898. Abram served throughout the Great War, predominantly at H.M.S. Victory II, and was demobilised in 1919.