Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Chief Petty Officer S. R. Gilbery, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (232663. S. R. Gilbery. L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (232663 S. R. Gilbery. P.O. R.N.); War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (232663 S. R. Gilbery. C.P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke.) mounted for wear, heavy contact marks to the Great War trio, these fair to fine, the last two better (5) £80-£100

Sidney Richard Gilbery was born in Islington on 16 April 1889 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 18 October 1904. Advanced Leading Seaman on 1 May 1914, he served during the Great War predominately in H.M.S. Latona from 7 August 1915 to the cessation of hostilities, and was promoted Petty Officer on 1 March 1918. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in the rank of Chief Petty Officer on 18 April 1928, he was shore pensioned on 22 April 1929, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following year. Recalled for War service on 11 September 1939, he was invalided out of the service, ‘Permanently Unfit for Naval Service’, on 27 April 1942.

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