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The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery
The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 - Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery

The Wakefield Gold Medal for the Destruction of Zeppelin L15 – Bombardier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery

£1,200.00

Regiment: Royal Artillery
Era: WW1

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A first world war Wakefield Zeppelin L15 Destruction medal awarded to 348646 Bombadier Walter Alfred Jenvey, Royal Artillery. 

The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Sir Charles Wakefield’s Gold Medal for the Shooting Down of Zeppelin ‘L15’, gold, 9ct, hallmarks for Birmingham 1916, the obverse featuring Sir Charles Wakefield’s coat of arms within inscription ‘Presented by the Lord Mayor Colonel Sir Charles Wakefield’, the reverse featuring a gun pointing at ‘L15’, with two scrolls reading ‘Well Hit’ and ‘March 31st – April 1st 1916’, and inscribed with name of recipient ‘Bombr. W. Jenvy’ 

One of only 353 issued. Together with the original Mappin and Webb case (case hinge has become detached). 

The medal was awarded to 348646 Sergeant Walter A Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery. Note the miss-spelling of Jenvy, not Jenvey

348646 Sergeant Walter A Jenvey, Royal Garrison Artillery is entitled to the British War Medal; Victory Medal; Territorial Force War Medal; Territorial Efficiency Medal.

Walter Jenvey’s service number 348646 is a Glamorgan (Fortress) Royal Garrison Artillery number and the Glamorgan RGA were present manning the Southern Outfall & Plumsted Common guns.

In 1924 he is shown living at 37 New Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

These medals were awarded as the result of a bounty of £500 offered by Sir Charles Wakefield to the first gun’s crew to shoot down a Zeppelin on domestic soil. Due to the fact that a number of gun crews were involved in shooting down the L15, it was decided that the money would instead be spent on the production of gold medals to present to each individual member of the crews involved. The L15 was severely damaged by anti-aircraft fire over London on the night of 31 March – 1 April 1916, and plunged into the sea a mile from the Kentish Knock Lightship shortly after midnight – the 17 survivors were taken aboard H.M.S. Vulture, but not before being stripped naked by order of the ship’s Captain.

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