A Great War 'Merchant Navy' pair of war medals: William Jack, Mercantile Marine

- British War Medal. Silver issue (William Jack)
- Mercantile Marine War Service Medal (William Jack)

The Board of Trade medal index cards record 7 x persons with the identical name 'William Jack', of which by ethnicity; 5 x Scottish, 1 x West African and 1 x English. Below following are the persons recorded by place of birth and birth year:

- William Jack, Dundee, Scotland, 1863
- William Jack, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1867
- William Jack, Thurso, Scotland, 1874
- William Jack, Liverpool, England, 1879
- William Jack, Warri, West Africa, 1885
- William Jack, Caithness, Scotland, 1889
- William Jack, Montrose, Scotland, 1890

Note: The West African recipient, from Warri, Nigeria, later served during the Second World War and lived to claim the blow following un-named campaign medals:

- The 1939-1945 Star
- The Atlantic Star
- The Africa Star
- The Italy Star
- War Medal

Condition: VF

Code: 22749