Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Seaman J. Charles, Mercantile Marine
British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (James Charles) good very fine

Pair: Seaman R. Welch, Mercantile Marine
British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Richard Welch) in card boxes of issue, with original O.H.M.S. envelope of transmittal, this addressed to ‘Mr. R. Welch, 25. St. Aidans Road, South Shields’, extremely fine

Pair: Cook R. Buxton, Mercantile Marine
British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (R Buxton) these both later issues, in card box of transmittal, this addressed to ‘Mr. R. Buxton, 20 Ruthruston Crescent, Aberdeen AB1 7LD.’, extremely fine (6) £80-£100

Richard Welch, a native of South Shields, County Durham was awarded the BWM and MMWM in May 1921.
Sold with original authority to wear war medals Certificate.

Robert Warman Buxton was born in Aberdeen on 16 May 1900, the son of Mrs. Sarah Buxton of 1A Castlehill, Aberdeen, Scotland. He served as a Merchant Navy cook during the Great War, being listed aboard the S.S. Brandenburg from 25 September 1918 to September 1920.
Sold with original Authority to wear war medals for the Mercantile Marine Certificate, this hand annotated ‘Mr. Robert Warman Buxton, Identity Certificate 803590, 9 October 1980.’