Naval Medals from the Collection of the Late Jason Pilalas (Part I)

Three: Able Seaman William Peacock who served in the Aurora Antarctic Relief Expedition in 1917
British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (4269 W. Peacock); Polar Medal 1904, G.V.R., 1st issue, bronze, no clasp (W. Peacock, Able Seaman, “Aurora” 1917.) mounted for display, nearly extremely fine (3) £4,000-£5,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Naval Medals from the Collection of the Late Jason Pilalas.

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21 bronze medals awarded without clasp to the crew of the Aurora employed in the relief of Shackleton’s Ross Sea Party in 1917.
Peacock may have been an Australian national, as he served in the Australian Mercantile Marine during the Great War.