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Auction: 19002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 420

Sold by Order of a Direct Descendant

The mounted group of six miniature dress medals worn by Chaplain of the Fleet The Venerable Archdeacon J. K. Wilson, C.B., C.B.E., who served as Director-General of the Naval Chaplaincy Service and Archdeacon for the Royal Navy from 1943-47

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Badge, 24mm, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander's Badge, 22mm, silver-gilt and enamel; British War and Victory Medals; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (6)

C.B. London Gazette 1947.

C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1945.

John Kenneth Wilson was born on 15 October 1890 and educated at St. Paul's School, London and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Following his curacy at St Michael at Bowes, London, Wilson served as a Chaplain to the Forces from 1917-1920. Returned to Newton Nottage from 1920-1926 and St James, Portsmouth, 1926-28, he returned to service with the Forces. Having served as a Naval Chaplain until 1947, Wilson died at home in Seaford on 17 August 1949; sold together with his silver identity bracelet, engraved 'Rev. J. K. Wilson. C.F. C.E.', a Brogden Lodge masonic medal named to Wilson and a photograph of him in conversation wearing these Medals.

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Sold for
£180