Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Stoker Petty Officer C. H. Wittcomb, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (311129 C. H. Wittcomb, L. Sto. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (311129 C. H. Wittcomb, S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (311129 G [sic]. H. Wittcomb, S.P.O. H.M.S. Conquest) edge bruise to BWM, heavy contact marks, fine (4) £80-£100

Charles Henry Wittcomb, a fitter's mate from Portsea, Hampshire, was born on 26 April 1886. Enlisting in the Royal Navy on 4 January 1907, his Great War service included service in H.M.S. Duncan and H.M.S. Comus. Promoted Stoker Petty Officer on 5 July 1919, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 14 September 1928. Shore pensioned on 3 January 1929, he joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day.