Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Chief Petty Officer S. J. Thornbarrow, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (S. J. Thornbarrow. A.B. H.M.S. Rambler); 1914-15 Star (188515 S. J. Thornbarrow, P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals 188515 S. J. Thornbarrow. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (188515 S. J. Thornbarrow. P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke.) mounted on card for display, polished, otherwise nearly very fine or better (5) £160-£200

Samuel James Thornbarrow was born at Sydenham, Kent, on 20 June 1880, and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 22 April 1896. He joined H.M.S. Rambler in November 1897, was advanced to Ordinary Seaman in June 1898 and to Able Seaman in January 1900, and saw service off South Africa during the Boer War. Thornbarrow attained Petty Officer status in May 1911 and during the Great War saw service in the river gunboat Scarab from December 1915 at Port Said. During 1917 she was deployed in support of military operations on the Danube, based at Bucharest. He received his L.S. & G.C. medal in Pembroke in January 1920, was advanced to Chief Petty Officer on 1 March 1920, and was invalided out with poor eyesight on 25 August 1920.

Sold with copied record of service.