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Auction: 21002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 182

Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C. (3), G.V.R., Admiral's bust (311489 (P.O. B. 6666) F. W. S. Read. L. Sto. R.F.R.); G.V.R., coinage head (SS.82038 (PO.B. 17792) G. B. H. D. Short. A.B. R.F.R.); G.VI.R. (K.66144 (P.O. B. 19570) W. G. Evans. S.P.O. R.F.R.), last mounted as worn, second with service numbers re-impressed, very fine (3)

Frederick William Stephen Read was born on 5 March 1889 at Southampton and was a deck boy upon his joining the Royal Navy on 4 April 1907. He served during the Great War aboard Sappho, 14 August 1914-30 June 1916 and Castor, 30 June-1 August 1918.

George Bennet Horace Dennis Short was born on 24 November 1900 at Pokesdown, Hampshire and was a laundry boy upon his joining the Royal Navy on 24 November 1917. He served aboard Powerful and Donegal before the end of the Great War. He served at RNAS Bermuda (H.M.S. Malabar) from 29 May 1941 and it was also noted he served in the Merchant Navy.

Wilfred George Evans was born on 3 December 1906 at Portsmouth and was a labourer upon his joining the Royal Navy on 1 May 1925. He was invalided from the service on 19 November 1946.

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