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Auction: 21002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 198

Three: Chief Armourer H. W. Downer, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (340962 H. W. Downer. Ch. Amr. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (340962 H. W. Downer, Ch. Armourer, H.M.S. Cormorant), good very fine (3)

Henry William Downer was born at Portsea on 31 December 1874 and was a coachsmith upon his entry to the Royal Navy on 9 November 1895. Having been appointed Chief Armourer aboard Indefatigable on 1 July 1909, he served mainly from Excellent during the Great War, besides stints aboard Minotaur, 23 January-28 February 1916 and Attentive, 22 March-6 August 1916. Downer was discharged on 28 January 1919.

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£95

Starting price
£60