Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 25th May 2022
Lot 17
Four medals to Able Seaman William J. Stockwell
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £150
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Description
Four medals to Able Seaman William J. Stockwell, Royal Navy: Naval General Service 1909-62, clasp: Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (J. 2697. W. J. STOCKWELL. ORD. H.M.S. FOX); 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (J. 2697. W. J. STOCKWELL. A.B. R.N.); mounted for wearing, the first with some edge bruising, otherwise all about very fine. [4]
Stockwell's register of service indicates that he served in H.M.S. Fox between June 1910 and July 1912. During this period (October 1910) Fox took part in a the defence of the town of Lingeh, which was threatened by a war party under Ghulam Hosein, Khan of Warabi.