Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Petty Officer W. Brown, Royal Navy, later Royal Fleet Reserve

1914-15 Star (188536. W. Brown. A.B. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (188536. W. Brown. P.O. R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (188536 (CH. B. 2783) P.O. R.F.R.) contact marks, traces of verdigris to Star, very fine (4) £100-£140

William Brown, a Sea Boy from Chelsea, London, was born on 13 March 1881. He attested into the Royal Navy as a Boy on 28 April 1896. Advanced Ordinary Seaman on 13 March 1897 and Able Seaman on 17 December 1899, he served in H.M.S. Doris during the Boer War (entitled to a no clasp Queen’s South Africa Medal). Advanced Leading Seaman on 24 November 1903, he was discharged to shore on 16 June 1905 and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. He served during the Great war in H.M.S. Prince George in the Dardenelles campaign, and saw later service afloat in H.M.S. Kingfisher, H.M.S. Brocklesby, H.M.S. Victorious, H.M.S. Garth and H.M.S. Garth. Demobilised on 8 April 1921, he was awarded his LSGC on 25 April 1922. He died, aged 73, in New Malden, Surrey, on 28 April 1954.

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