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Today's arrival is a very nice group to Captain (R.N.) Herbert John Anthony Throckmorton.

The Throckmorton's are one of the oldest Roman Catholic families in the realm which was reason enough to buy the group. They survived the purges by Henry VIII (and others) when it was not de rigueur to be one of the faith. The family's ancestral seat is Coughton Court in Warwickshire where they still hold sway (with the assistance of the National Trust). Herbert was highly thought of and was Lieutenant aboard HMS Barossa in the Boer War. He went on to command HMS Sunflower in WWI and received the praise and thanks of the Lords of the Admiralty for his prowess on board her. He later blotted his copybook and incurred the same venerable gentlemen's' displeasure when the Sunflower "crossed in the channel" which was a prohibited action.

The 1914-15 Star is an unnamed original from my spares box - if anyone knows where the original is please make contact.