Four: J. Towl, Stoker 1st. Class, Royal Navy, 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; Naval Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (H.M.S. Dido), with next of kin bronze plaque

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Four: J. Towl, Stoker 1st. Class, Royal Navy, 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; Naval Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (H.M.S. Dido), with next of kin bronze plaque

Six: E. Dalton, Able Seaman, Royal Navy, 1914-15 Star (Ord.); British War and Victory Medals; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal, with named condolence enclosure

Seven: J. D. Stephenson, Sick Berth Petty Officer, Royal Navy, 1914-15 Star (S.B.S.2); British War and Victory Medals (2.S.B.S.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal; Naval Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (H.M.S. Egmont), with named condolence enclosure

Pair: T. L. Tozer, Able Seaman, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Royal Naval Division, British War and Victory Medals, with Commemorative Scroll, medal enclosure, Service Certificate and two other documents

Five: Captain E. J. Garlick, Mercantile Marine, British War and Mercantile Marine Medal; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal, with a number of original documents including, named condolence enclosure, Apprentice's Indenture -- 1916, Kent Steamship Co., Birth Certificate, Continuous Certificate of Discharge -- 1920 -- 1938 and medal box of issue -- 'Mrs G. N. Garlick;, a number of recomendations and two photographs of Garlick, 2nd. War Stars and Medals of all groups impressed with number, rank or rating, name and unit, 1st. War Medals in second group fine, otherwise very fine and better (25)

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INDENTJohn Towl, Stoker 1st. Class died of wounds received in H.M.S. Valkyrie off the Dutch coast, 23 December 1917

Earl Dalton, Able Seaman, H.M.S. Ardent, was killed in action, 9 June 1940, when together with H.M.S. Acasta, the Ardent was sunk on its return from Norway by the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau; he has no known grave

Thomas Lewis Tozer, R.N.V.R., Royal Naval Division 'Howe' Bn. was killed in action at the Village of Gavrelle, near Arras, 24 April 1917 -- aged 19 years

Captain Edwin John Garlick, born 1900, an outstanding Master Mariner, entered the Mercantile Marine as an apprentice, 1916; he logged 36 voyages from 1920-38 mostly as 2nd. or 1st. Mate; the S.S. Toronto City, taken over by the Admiralty, September 1940 for meteorological work was operating in the North Atlantic; the vessel reported herself about 1000 miles east of Cape Race bound for St. Johns, Newfoundland; nothing more was heard from the ship -- German radio claimed that she had been sunk by a U-Boat (probably U108); Garlick's name is commemorated on the Memorial at Tower Hill, London as he has no known grave but the sea

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