Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Able Seaman E. Appleby, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

1914-15 Star (T.Z.-5526 A.B., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (T.Z.5526 A.B. R.N.V.R.); together with a ‘Friendly Society’ Badge, silver, gold and enamel, reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to Bro. E. H. Appleby by members of the Shipcote Lodge No. 5194 for services rendered Aug 1931’, lacking suspension ring, enamel damage

1914-15 Star (TZ.2895 J. G. Kirkup, A.B., R.N.V.R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (T.Z.740 W. E. Hughes, A.B., R.N.V.R.; T.Z.10424 M. R. Waldie, A.B., R.N.V.R.; T.Z.977 M. Kelley, A.B., R.N.V.R.; K.X.482 J. M. Ormston, A.B., R.N.V.R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (L.Z.2782 C. W. Turner, A.B., R.N.V.R.) last with minor correction to naming, very fine and better except where stated (10) £140-180

Able Seaman William Edward Hughes, Hood Battalion R.N. Division, was killed in action on 23 April 1917. His name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. He was the son of Mrs M. A. Hughes, of 69 Back Street, Felling-on-Tyne, Co. Durham.

Able Seaman J. M. Ormston, Hood Battalion R.N. Division, was killed/ died on 6 May 1915. His name is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.