Discovery of George Stephenson Hepton’s war medals
I was very excited to hear from my 2nd cousin, Ken Ford, this week that he had found photographs of George Stephenson Hepton‘s war medals. Firstly at Tennant’s Auctioneers, where they’d been sold for £300, and then at The Medal Centre, where they’re on sale for £435. I hope that we can contact one of George’s descendants to see if they can be brought back into the family.
The description from Tennant’s Auctioneers is:
Item Lot Number: 9
A First/Second World War OBE Medal Group, awarded to 55025 PTE.G.S.HEPTON. E.YORK.R., comprising OBE Breast Badge (GRI) in case of issue, British War Medal and Victory Medal, with miniatures including Pacific Star, two Defence Medals and two 1939-45 War Medals, together with a Certificate of Competency First Class Engineer (Steamship) to George Stephenson Hepton 9th February 1925
Estimate: £100-150
The description from The Medal Centre is:
WW1 & WW2 OBE GROUP, E.YORK.R & R.N.R OFFICER
MINT CASED 2ND TYPE MILITARY.O.B.E, WW1 PAIR, 1939-45 STAR, ATLANTIC STAR, 1939-45 WAR MEDAL. THE WW1 MEDALS NAMED TO THE RECIPIENT AS 55025.PTE.G.S.HEPTON.E.YORK.R & THE O.B.E AWARDED IN THE LONDON GAZETTE 2-6-1943 TO THE RECIPIENT AS ACTING TEMPORARY COMMANDER (E) GEORGE STEPHENSON HEPTON.R.N.R. COMPLETE WITH THE RECIPIENTS CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY AS A FIRST CLASS ENGINEER (STEAMSHIPS) THAT STATES THAT THE RECIPIENT WAS BORN IN HULL IN 1899 AND WAS AWARDED HIS CERTIFICATE IN 1925. A NICE GROUP WITH LOTS OF RESEARCH POTENTIAL (THE RECIPIENT CONFIRMED AS GEORGE STEPHENSON HEPTON ON BOTH THE WW1 MIC CARD AND IN THE LONDON GAZETTE)
