Medals belatedly issued for war service of John Newcombe

From left to right this group comprises of the British War Medal and the Mercantile Marine Medal (both from the Great War 1914-19); and the 1939-45 Star and 1939-45 War Medal.

Details of a small part of this coastal mariner’s service can be found within the section on ships’ logs dealing with Barnstaple coasters 1914 and 1919 Also, there is much more on his career at sea at Peter Newcombe’s website, especially on the schooner EILIAN. This is to be found at http://www.newcombe.info/ .

Go to First World War Medals Page

Go to the main Mercantile Page