Naval General Service Medal clasp Palestine 1936-39 (J.114537 W.J.L. GAY. A.B. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star clasp North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; Defence Medal War Medal 1939-45; Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal GVIR (J.114537 W.J.L. GAY. L.S. H.M.S. SHRAPNEL.); Cadet Forces Medal EIIR (TY. LIEUT. (SP). W.J.L. GAY. R.N.V.R.)
William John Leonard Gay was born in Bath, Somerset on 10 May 1910. He joined the Royal Navy on 23.7.1925 and served with them throughout the inter-war period, including a stint in Palestine in 1936-39, With the commencement of WWII he served aboard a number of vessels, primarily HMS Cormorant, the shore establishment at Gibraltar, and HMS Shrapnel. the shore base at Southampton which is where he was awarded his LSGCM in 1943.
Post-war he was commissioned into the Sea Cadet Corps earning the Cadet Forces Medal with them.
Gay died in Birmingham in 1986.
Medals are in good condition unless indicated otherwise. Sold together with copied research.
