Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part II)

Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (K. 25331 (Po. B. 9783) G. Wright, Sto. 1, R.F.R.) good very fine £40-60

George Wright was born at Sheffield, Yorkshire in October 1896 and entered the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class in April 1915. Having completed his training at Victory II, he joined H.M.S. Canada, in which battleship he served for the remainder of the War and was present at Jutland. As confirmed by his service papers, however, he deserted on coming ashore at the end of the War, his record being marked “Run”, but he was granted a free discharge on compassionate grounds shortly afterwards. The same records further confirm that the stigma of “Run” was finally removed in 1944, thereby opening the way for the award of his L.S. Medal.