Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Second Engineer Reginald Huntley, Mercantile Marine, who was killed in action on 21 June 1918 when the S.S. Montebello was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine

British War and Mercantile Marine Marine Medals (Reginald Huntley); Memorial Plaque (Reginald Huntley) medals mounted for wear, extremely fine (3) £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, An Old Collection of Medals Relating to The Great War.

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Second Engineer Reginald Huntley, Mercantile Marine, was killed in action, when the S.S. Montebello was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic by a German submarine on 21 June 1918. The captain and 40 men of the vessel were killed. He was the son of Sarah Hunley (nee Ingleby), of 23 Westcott Street, Hull and the late Richard Huntley.

With original medal packets of issue, with associated slip and registered envelopes for both medals and plaque; together with some copied research.