Bidspirit auction | Royal Navy WWI and WWII

Royal Navy WWI and WWII Medal Group of Six to Able Seaman J.W. Thorpe, J.36295, with Ephemera - A historically significant group of ten components attributed to Able Seaman J.W. Thorpe, Royal Navy (Service No. J.36295), detailing service across both World War I and World War II. The core of the lot is a court-mounted medal bar containing six military decorations: the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal, the Victory Medal, the 1939-45 Star, the Defence Medal, and the War Medal 1939-45. The British War Medal is confirmed to be rim-engraved with the recipient's details, J.36295 J.W. Thorpe. Accompanying the medal group is a vintage round, metal-cased pocket watch featuring a white dial and subsidiary seconds hand. Also included is a WWII-era Supplementary Clothing Book (SC/V/B) issued to Thorpe, J.W., which contains twenty intact, uncut clothing coupons on the exposed inner page. The lot is completed by two sheets of printed research documentation confirming J.W. Thorpe's Royal Navy service record and medal entitlement.