WW1. 1914-15 star trio. Heath. RN. Died in active service.
£95.00
Three: Signaller R. Heath, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (J.9791 R. Heath. Sig. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.9791 R. Heath. Sig. R.N.), Extremely fine, and mounted for display.
Robert Heath was born at Putney, London on 4 November 1894 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy in September 1910, a telegraph messenger by trade. He was invalided from the service with tuberculosis on 10 February 1916.
A silver war badge was issued on 20th October 16, and he died on 10th December 1916. Forces war records reports that he died in active service.
Robert contracted tuberculosis while serving onboard HMS Dryad. Treated and died at Brompton Hospital, Chelsea.
His gravestone in Putney reads.
Inscription
In Loving Memory of
Our Dear Boys
ROBERT (BOB) HEATH
H. M. S. DRYAD
ENTERED INTO REST DECEMBER 10TH 1916
AGED 22 YEARS.
ERNEST (ERNIE) HEATH
'LONDON IRISH RIFLES'
KILLED IN ACTION AND BURIED ON THE BATTLEFIELD
AT LOOS, SEPTEMBER 25TH 1915
AGED 19 YEARS.
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS: THAT
A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS:
JOHN 15TH. 13TH VERSE
ALSO OF ERNEST HEATH
PASSED AWAY APRIL 18TH 1943
AGED 81 YEARS
AT REST.
ALSO ELIZABETH SOPHIA HEATH
BELOVED WIFE AND MOTHER OF THE ABOVE
DIED DEC. 4TH 1943 AGED 79 YEARS.
