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The E-Sylum: Volume 10, Number 41, October 14, 2007, Article 20 TITANIC SURVIVOR ERNEST WHEELTON'S WWI MEDALS AUCTIONED "Britain's Liverpool Echo published a story Thursday reporting that "A rare collection of medals which belonged to a Liverpool steward who helped launch lifeboats on the stricken Titanic is up for sale. "The four World War I medals belonged to first class steward Ernest Wheelton who survived the disaster which claimed the lives of 1,500 passengers. "The lot on internet auction site eBay has attracted 22 bids. So far the winning offer stands at £4,310 The auction ends on Sunday. "When the Titanic struck an iceberg late on the night of April 14 Mr Wheelton was sleeping in his quarters below deck. "He was woken by shouting and quickly got dressed and rushed to the lifeboats. "After helping three boats leave the stricken ship 29-year-old Mr Wheelton jumped onboard boat number 11 and was rowed to safety. "After the sinking of the Titanic, Mr Wheelton joined the Merchant Navy and the Merchant Fleet Auxiliary and served during World War I. The lot includes a 1914-15 Star medal, a British War Medal, a Victory Medal and a Mercantile Marine War Medal." To read the complete article, see: Full Story The eBay item number is 190159640634. To view the lot, see: View Lot on Ebay Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum | |
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