minor official correction to surname, EF, the LS&GC rare to ship
William Murray Bolam, a messenger from Birtley, Durham, was born on 8 December 1910. Enlisting in the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 17 February 1927, his Second War service included service as a coder in communications in H.M.S. Moreta, a Naval Base at Haifa, Palestine.
It is believed that only two L.S. & G.C. Medals were awarded named to H.M.S. Moreta, which was only in commission from September 1942 to July 1946. Note which came with the medal states entitled yo 39/45 Star, Atlantic, Africa, Italy Star, Defence and War Medals. No other paperwork.
