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Auction: 12002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 107

Four: Stoker 1st Class J. Towl, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (301983 J. Towl. Sto.1.R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (301983 J. Towl. Sto.1.R.N.); Naval Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ´Admiral´s bust´ type (301983. John Towl, Sto.1.Cl. H.M.S. Dido), nearly extremely fine, with Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque ´John Towl´ (4) Estimate £ 100-140 301983 Stoker 1st Class John Towl died of wounds received in H.M.S. Valkyrie (Flotilla Leader) off the Dutch coast, 23.12.1917; Towl is buried in Launceston (St. Thomas) Churchyard, Cornwall. Provenance: Christie´s, April 1992

Sold for
£290