Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Fleet Paymaster J. H. Griffths, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (Fl. Payr, J. H. Griffiths, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Ft. Payr. J. H. Griifiths. R.N.) with flattened named card boxes of issue, good very fine

British War Medal 1914-20 (F.16149 J. T. Lewis. A.M.1 R.N.A.S.) with flattened named card box of issue, good very fine (4) £80-£100

James Henry Griffiths was born on 16 January 1874. He attested into the Royal Navy as an Assistant Clerk on 15 July 1890 and was Advanced Clerk on 15 July 1891, Assistant Paymaster on 16 January 1895, and Fleet Paymaster on 31 December 1909. He was discharged medically unfit on 2 February 1917.

Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extract.

John Thomas Lewis, a chauffeur from Norfolk, was born on 19 September 1884. He attested into the Royal Naval Air Service on 10 June 1916 and served at home in various establishments. Transferring into the Royal Air Force upon its formation on 1 April 1918, he appears to have served as a Fitter Engineer.

Sold with copied R.N.A.S. service papers and copied medal roll extract confirming his sole entitlement to a British War Medal.