WW1 1914-15 TRIO & EVII RN GOOD SHOOTING MEDAL, HMS COMMONWEALTH 1906
WW1 1914-15 Trio & EVII Royal Naval good shooting medal
To- 193457.W.H.WILKEY.L.S / PO.RN (Trio) & 193457.W.H.WILKEY.AB.HMS.COMMONWEALTH.
1906.3.PR.QF (On the good shooting medal)
William Henry Wilkey was born in Kenton, Devon, on 1 December 1880, and attested for the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 7 April 1897. Promoted Able Seaman on 17 October 1900, he was awarded his Naval Good Shooting Medal whilst serving in H.M.S. Commonwealth in 1908, and subsequently saw service during the Great War in H.M.S. Lion; H.M.S. Obedient (including service at the Battle of Jutland); and H.M.S. Noble. Advanced Petty Officer on 1 April 1918, he was shore pensioned on 24 November 1920, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve on 1 December 1920.
GVF/VF & Complete with both copy service papers & medal roll details
Code: 57999
825.00 GBP

