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There is a very interesting group in the next Noonan's sale:


Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (0) (Sergt. S. Partridge. R.M.L.I.);
British War and Victory Medals, both with naming erased;
Coronation 1902, bronze;
RN LS&GC VR (S. Partridge, Sergt. No.2908 Plymo R.M.L.I.) impressed naming;
Royal Marines Meritorious Service Medal GVI (Ply. 2908S. Partridge, Cr. Sgt. R.M. 17 Feb 1939)

Noonan's say 'QSA confirmed under ‘Miscellaneous’ on Cape & Transport Staff roll, unique to RMLI; Coronation 1902 one of only 8 bronze awards to Royal Marines; LS&GC awarded 1894; MSM awarded 27 February 1939. Colour-Sergeant Samuel Partridge died on 2 October 1953.'

It is not clear now many medals were named to the RMLI (or to the Royal Marines).

Unusually there were none to either unit in the Lovell sale.

There were other RMLI personnel in the conflict eg Captain CE Collard. How this an other medals to the RM/RMLI were named is known.