~ Royal Navy WW1 Medal Pair Stoker 1st Class W.E. Cook ~
WW1 Medal Trio Awarded to W.E.Cook, stoker 1st Class of the Royal Navy.
The victory medal 1914-1919 is engraved to the edge "K.19938 W.E.COOK STO.1. R.N”
The British war medal 1914-1918 is engraved to the edge “K.19938 W.E.COOK STO.1. R.N”
STO stands for the ranking of "Stoker" and goes back to the days when ships' boilers were coal-fired and thus "stoked" by stokers. In the Royal Navy they are now known as Marine Engineering Mechanics, further divided into Mechanical and Electrical sub branches.
~ Dimensions ~
The medals are of the standard size.
~ Condition
The British War Medal has started to tarnish, the front is black where as the reverse has started to blacken. The Victory medal is in a similar condition. The ribbons are modern replacements.
