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Family Group: Pair: Captain G. G. Lever, Royal Air Force, late Royal Fusiliers British...
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Family Group: Pair: Captain G. G. Lever, Royal Air Force, late Royal Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (Capt. G. G. Lever. R.A.F.) some staining, very fine Pair: Private L. D. Lever, 5th (London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (300753 Pte. L. D. Lever. 5-Lond. R.) very fine Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (George Lever) some staining, very fine (5) £100-£140 --- Graham George Lever, a Wireless and Cable Technician, was born in in 1891 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, and was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers on 23 February 1915 for service during the Great War. Appointed Temporary Captain, he later transferred into the Royal Air Force and was discharged on 20 February 1920. Leslie Dorrington Lever, brother of the above, was born in 1893. He attested into 5th (London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment, for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from 25 January 1917. He received a gun shot wound to his right knee on 19 May 1917 and, upon recovery, transferred into the Royal Engineers. George Lever, father of the above, was born in 1858. A Master Mariner with the Mercantile Marine, he served during the Great War as Captain of S.S. Monarch, a cable laying ship, and survived her sinking in the English Channel on 8 September 1915. Later serving in S.S. Monarch 3 as Captain and Assistant Submarine Superintendent, he died in Dover, Kent, in 1931.
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Family Group: Pair: Captain G. G. Lever, Royal Air Force, late Royal Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (Capt. G. G. Lever. R.A.F.) some staining, very fine Pair: Private L. D. Lever, 5th (London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (300753 Pte. L. D. Lever. 5-Lond. R.) very fine Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (George Lever) some staining, very fine (5) £100-£140 --- Graham George Lever, a Wireless and Cable Technician, was born in in 1891 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, and was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers on 23 February 1915 for service during the Great War. Appointed Temporary Captain, he later transferred into the Royal Air Force and was discharged on 20 February 1920. Leslie Dorrington Lever, brother of the above, was born in 1893. He attested into 5th (London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment, for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from 25 January 1917. He received a gun shot wound to his right knee on 19 May 1917 and, upon recovery, transferred into the Royal Engineers. George Lever, father of the above, was born in 1858. A Master Mariner with the Mercantile Marine, he served during the Great War as Captain of S.S. Monarch, a cable laying ship, and survived her sinking in the English Channel on 8 September 1915. Later serving in S.S. Monarch 3 as Captain and Assistant Submarine Superintendent, he died in Dover, Kent, in 1931.
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