A Collection of Medals formed by the Reverend Canon Nigel Nicholson, OStJ, DL

Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Ply. 12234 C.S.M. W. Nicholson. 28. 2. 1951.) good very fine £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals formed by the Reverend Canon Nigel Nicholson, OStJ, DL.

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William Nicholson was born in 1885 and served in the Royal Marines in the Persian Gulf 1909-1914 aboard H.M.S. Fox (Medal with clasp), and during the Great War as a Sergeant (1914-15 Trio). He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in November 1918, and served in the Admiralty Constabulary at R.N. Hospital, Portsmouth, from November 1942 until his retirement in July 1950.