A World War One medal trio. Medals correctly named to;
Star - SS.117206 J. Heron. Sto.2., R.N.
Pair - SS.117206 J. Heron. Sto. R.N.
Joseph Heron, a rivetter, was born in Sunderland on 3 June 1896 and joined the Royal Navy at Portsmouth on 1 June 1915. Posted to the destroyer H.M.S. Ambuscade as Stoker 2nd Class from 22 September 1915, he fought at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 and is noted as ‘returned to civil employment’ upon demobilisation in July 1918.