Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. GVI 1st issue (J.102466 W. J. C. Skinner, A.B. H.M.S. Grafton.)

Medal(s) verification: The Naval LSGC confirmed as entitled, the recipients extant Naval 'Service Sheets' showing that his L.S.G.C. was 'Traced' on 19 December 1938, at which time he was serving aboard H.M.S. Grafton. He is also recorded being awarded the Naval General Service Medal with clasp 'Palestine 1936-39' (service sheet refers). For his continuous service during the Second World War he would have been entitled to other medals including the War Medal

William John Charles Skinner, son of Harry Skinner (Gunner, 81st Company Royal Garrison Artillery) and Cecilia Daveys Skinner, was born at Quetta, India, on 24 January 1906, and joined Impregnable as a Boy 2nd Class on 17 May 1921. He was a Bugler from September 1921 to December 1925, and was rated Able Seaman from July 1924. William served a long career with the Royal Navy, and served aboard an impressive range of mighty capital ships including; H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (Dreadnaught-Battleship); H.M.S. Rodney (Nelson-Class Battleship); H.M.S. Valiant (Queen Elizabeth-Class Battleship) & H.M.S. Dorsetshire (County-Class Heavy Cruiser)

H.M.S. Grafton: HMS Grafton (H89) was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 the ship spent considerable time in Spanish waters, enforcing the non-intervention measures agreed by Britain and France. After the beginning of World War II she was transferred from the Mediterranean Fleet to Great Britain for escort and contraband inspection duties. Grafton was refitting when the Norwegian Campaign began in April 1940, but the ship escorted convoys to Norway once her refit was completed. She evacuated British troops from the Dunkirk bridgehead in May, but was sunk by a German submarine after she stopped to rescue survivors from another British destroyer

Sold with hard-copy photocopied 'service sheet' up to September 1927

Condition: EF

Code: 23905