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Auction: 25112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 388

Three: Able Seaman J. P. Davies, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (J.34676. J. P. Davies. Boy 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medal (J.34676 J. P. Davies. A.B. R.N.), contact marked throughout, good fine or better

Pair: George G. Wallis, Mercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine Medals (George G. Wallis), extremely fine (5)

John Paget Davies was born at Llanddulas, Denbighshire on 28 March 1899. He joined the Royal Navy as a Boy II Class on 10 February 1915 and served on Impregnable until 13 May 1915. He then served on Conqueror until 31 December 1917. He briefly served on Vivid I until 8 February 1918 before briefly serving on Defiant 2 May 1918 and then Attentive until 2 October 1918, he then returned to Vivid I. Davies left the service on 27 March 1929.

George Gunner Wallis was born at Colwyn Bay, North Wales on 20 September 1901. After his Great War service in the Mercantile Marine he became a shoe retailer and died on 7 November 1972.

Sold together with the following archive:

i)
Exam Certificate for 1915.

ii)
Authority to Wear campaign medals.

iii)
Letter from the Board of Trade and postal envelope for medals.

iv)
A leather wallet given to him as a gift from the residents of Colwyn Bay for his Great War service embossed in gold leaf to the front and on the inside.

v)
Death Certificate.

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Sold for
£95

Starting price
£40