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WWI group of three, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, J29333 W Belderson Boy 1 R N [J29333 W Belderson AB RN on pair] and Marine Society Reward of Merit named to the same, dated 6 July 1920, a postcard of HMS "Nottingham", postally used 2 September 1914 and research
Provenance: Noonan's, 9 September 2023, lot 246
Walter Belderson (1898-1930) of Fressingfield, Suffolk, served on HMS "Nottingham" from 9 January 1915 to 26 August 1916, surviving the sinking of the vessel by clinging to an upturned table for two hours. He died of burns following the accidental discharge of a death charge on HMS "Sepoy"
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