Swing mounted WW1 British medal trio group to. Thomas Bowman Henry Whytehead , who served with the Royal Naval Reserve from 1902 til the end of the First World War. 1915 Star named in impressed capitals: LT. British War Medal and Victory Medal named in impressed capitals. Royal Naval Reserve Decoration (George V issue), hallmarked to reverse. Thomas Bowman Henry Whytehead was born in Auckland, New Zealand on the 22nd October 1872. He is shown to have been commissioned in the Royal Naval Reserve as a Sub-Lieutenant on the 24th November 1902. Initial stations served are H. During this time he is shown to have been a 1st mate & sailing officer on passenger ships to and from Bombay, Calcutta, Auckland, Sydney, Adelaide, Fremantle & Southampton on ships such as S. He is shown to have held several appointments on passenger ships plying the lucrative Pacific & Mediterranean routes up to the outbreak of the first World War. He resigns his commission as an officer in the R. In 1911 as a Lieutenant. The outbreak of the First World War sees Whytehead returning to the UK, being re-appointed for’Special Service’ as of 28th September 1914. He is appointed Lieutenant on special service in Queenstown, Ireland, on H. In 1915 he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, whilst serving with H. Promoted Acting Commander, and given command of H. Strathberie, which was an armed trawler/boom defence vessel. He applied for the Royal Naval Reserve Decoration on the 1st July 1918, which was subsequently granted. Whytehead was retained on the retired list of the R. With the rank of Commander on the 11th November 1918, til his death in 1941. Thomas Whytehead is shown buried, on the 25th January 1941 in West Horsley, St Mary, Surrey, aged 69. Medals come mounted as worn and related research. It is rare to find groups to Colonial New Zealanders, given New Zealand did not gain independence from Great Britain until 1907. The 191415 Star was approved in 1918, for issue to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who served in any theatre of the War between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915 (other than those who had already qualified for the 1914 Star). The British war Medal was approved in 1919, for issue to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who had rendered service between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. Officers and men of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and Dominion and Colonial naval forces (including reserves) were required to have completed 28 days mobilised service the medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period. The medal was later extended to cover the period 191920 and service in mine-clearing at sea as well as participation in operations in North and South Russia, the eastern Baltic, Siberia, the Black Sea, and the Caspian. The Victory Medal (also called the Inter-Allied Victory Medal) is a campaign medal – of which the basic design and ribbon was adopted by Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Siam, Union of South Africa and the USA in accordance with decisions as taken at the Inter-Allied Peace Conference at Versailles as illustrated (a’Winged Victory) but in a particular form of this historic Greek monument as determined by each nation, with the exception of the nations in the Far East who issued the medal but with a different design. The dates of the war were in every case 1914 to 1918, except that of the British Empire, which gave the dates as illustrated (1914 to 1919 with 1921 being the year in which the war ended in point of Parliamentary law but in 1919 under common law relating to the status and functions of the monarchy). Please view our guide on spotting fake militaria. We list militaria and coins weekly. JB Military Antiques – We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. 2/135 Russell St, Morley, WA. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “WW1 BRITISH NAVY OFFICER MEDAL GROUP NEW ZEALANDER COMMANDER RNR RESEARCHED” is in sale since Thursday, October 13, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1914 – 1918 (WWI)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Authenticity: Original
- Country: UK
- Campaign: WW1
- Product Type: Medals
- Era: 1900s