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British War Medal 1914-20 (Ply. 7715 Pte. G. Stokes. R.M.L.I.) good very fine £100-£140
George Stokes was killed aboard H.M.S. Amphion on 6 August 1914, the first Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the Great War. In addition to the 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal, he is also entitled to the Q.S.A. for service aboard H.M.S. Blanche and received the L.S. & G.C. medal in H.M.S. Gloucester in November 1910. He is commemorated by name on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
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