Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Petty Officer H. S. Finnimore, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (J.6082 H. S. Finnimore. A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.6082 H. S. Finnimore L.S. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.6082 H. S. Finnimore L.S. H.M.S. Enterprise.) contact marks and worn in parts, therefore fine, the last better (4) £80-£100

Herbert Stanley Finnimore, a cartridge ganger from Woolwick, Kent, was born on 31 August 1893. Enlisting on 31 August 1911, his Great War service included service in H.M.S. Dalhousie, H.M.S. Gadfly and H.M.S. Tarantula, in the Mesopotamian theatre, around Basra and the Tigris. Promoted Petty Officer on 19 November 1921, he was presented with his LSGC on 16 January 1927. He was shore pensioned on 4 September 1933.