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Auction: 23001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 103

A campaign group of three awarded to Dresser J. Tritton, Hospital Ship Guildford Castle

1914 Star (Dresser J. Tritton.); British War and Victory Medals (Dresser. J. Tritton. H.S. Guildford Castle.), mounted as worn, minor pitting, very fine and extremely rare named to a Hospital Ship (3)

James Tritton lived at 21 Stowe Road, Hammersmith according to the 1881 census when he was aged fifteen, his father Robert is shown as the Medical Librarian at Kings College. The 1911 census shows him living with his mother at 13 Marlborough Road, Chiswick with his profession being noted as 'Medical'.

The family were certainly well-known in British India but Tritton's career remains enigmatic; his awards are named to 'Dresser' and especially unusually the pair includes H.S. Guildford Castle in the naming. This vessel entered service early in the war, transporting the first troops to Europe before refitting as a Hospital Ship. She later transferred to the Gallipoli theatre and, after the evacuation, was sent to East Africa. Here she had a close call when struck by a torpedo which thankfully failed to detonate on impact. His Medals were issued by the India Office and the title 'Dresser' implies Tritton was a Medical Student. He died in March 1945; sold together with copied research including M.I.C., census data and research relating to the recipient's family.

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£600

Starting price
£550