A Collection of Awards to Merchant Seamen and D.E.M.S. Gunners

Three: Lieutenant A. C. Randle, Inland Waterway Transport, late Mercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals 1914-18 (Archie C. Randle); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Lieut. A. C. Randle), very fine and better (3) £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards to Merchant Seamen and D.E.M.S. Gunners.

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Archie Ceylon Randle was born at sea aboard the Frances in December 1885 - his second name no doubt suggesting the nearest landfall to mother and child. Having served as a Master in the Mercantile Marine in the Great War, he was appointed a Temporary Lieutenant in the Inland Waterway Transport (London Gazette 6 October 1919 refers), and witnessed active service in the Iraq operations (Medal & clasp). He was similarly employed as late as the summer of 1921; sold with further details.