A long serving 'Wireless Operators' Great War Mercantile Marine medal pair: Roland Lowther, Merchant Navy

- British War Medal. Silver issue (Roland. Lowther.)
- Mercantile Marine War Service Medal (Roland. Lowther.)

Important: Roland Lowther is confirmed as a unique name in the searchable on-line repository of Mercantile Marine medal index cards held at The National Archives

Medals verification: The Great War medals verified as entitled per below following cited references

- British War Medal. Silver issue (Reference BT 351/1/84264)
- Mercantile Marine War Service Medal (Reference BT 351/1/84264)

Lowther son of Edward Lowther (a Plumber) and Gertrude Lowther (nee Marsh) was a native of, Manchester, England, where he was born in, 1900. Sometime resident of, 332 Upper Brook Street, Manchester, England, where the Lowther family lived circa 1911-1920

The recipient accumulated an impressive record of 'Deep Sea' international trades voyages - as a Wireless Operator - in the inter-war years, in particular on Transatlantic liner vessels, and voyages to the America's / West Indies

Condition: EF

Code: 23829