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Three: Signaller A. H. Harvey, Royal Navy and Mercantile Marine British War Medal 1914-20 (...
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Three: Signaller A. H. Harvey, Royal Navy and Mercantile Marine British War Medal 1914-20 (J.59912 A. H. Harvey. Sig. R.N.); Mercantile Marine War Medal (Arthur H. Harvey); Victory Medal 1914-19 (J.59912 A. H. Harvey. Sig. R.N.) very fine Pair: Second Hand H. S. Farrow, Royal Naval Reserve, who was killed in action on 15 February 1918 whilst serving in H.M.D. Golden Rule, during an enemy raid into the Dover Straits British War and Victory Medals (1237SA. H. S. Farrow. 2. Hd. R.N.R.) both medals lacquered, otherwise very fine Pair: G. L. Poingdestre, Mercantile Marine British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (George L. Poingdestre) very fine Pair: F. Byrne, Mercantile Marine British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Francis Byrne) very fine (9) £100-£140 --- Arthur Herbert Harvey, a Merchant Seaman from Chelsea, London, was born on 27 February 1907. He attested as a Boy into the Royal Navy on 30 September 1916 and saw service during the Great War in H.M.S. Newcastle. Appointed Ordinary Signaller on 4 June 1917, he was advanced Signaller on 9 May 1918 and was medically discharged on 5 November 1919. Henry Samuel Farrow was born on 29 March 1884 in Beccles, Suffolk and attested for service with the Royal Naval Reserve during the Great War. He was killed in action on 15 February 1915 whilst serving in H.M.D. Golden Rule, when she was severely damaged in the enemy raid into the Dover Straits. Her Skipper, John Turrell, one of four severely wounded crew members, was subsequently awarded a D.S.C. for his great courage and energy in giving orders to the three remaining uninjured hands. Henry Farrow is buried in Dover (St. James’s) Cemetery, Kent. George Louis Poingdestre was born in Leyton, Essex on 24 October 1899 and saw service in the Mercantile Marine during the Great War, as a Steward in H.M.T Tagus. He appears in the 1939 Register as a Head Waiter residing in Worthing, Sussex. He died in Slough, Berkshire, in 1981. Two men of the named Francis Byrne served in the Mercantile Marine during the Great War.
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Three: Signaller A. H. Harvey, Royal Navy and Mercantile Marine British War Medal 1914-20 (J.59912 A. H. Harvey. Sig. R.N.); Mercantile Marine War Medal (Arthur H. Harvey); Victory Medal 1914-19 (J.59912 A. H. Harvey. Sig. R.N.) very fine Pair: Second Hand H. S. Farrow, Royal Naval Reserve, who was killed in action on 15 February 1918 whilst serving in H.M.D. Golden Rule, during an enemy raid into the Dover Straits British War and Victory Medals (1237SA. H. S. Farrow. 2. Hd. R.N.R.) both medals lacquered, otherwise very fine Pair: G. L. Poingdestre, Mercantile Marine British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (George L. Poingdestre) very fine Pair: F. Byrne, Mercantile Marine British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Francis Byrne) very fine (9) £100-£140 --- Arthur Herbert Harvey, a Merchant Seaman from Chelsea, London, was born on 27 February 1907. He attested as a Boy into the Royal Navy on 30 September 1916 and saw service during the Great War in H.M.S. Newcastle. Appointed Ordinary Signaller on 4 June 1917, he was advanced Signaller on 9 May 1918 and was medically discharged on 5 November 1919. Henry Samuel Farrow was born on 29 March 1884 in Beccles, Suffolk and attested for service with the Royal Naval Reserve during the Great War. He was killed in action on 15 February 1915 whilst serving in H.M.D. Golden Rule, when she was severely damaged in the enemy raid into the Dover Straits. Her Skipper, John Turrell, one of four severely wounded crew members, was subsequently awarded a D.S.C. for his great courage and energy in giving orders to the three remaining uninjured hands. Henry Farrow is buried in Dover (St. James’s) Cemetery, Kent. George Louis Poingdestre was born in Leyton, Essex on 24 October 1899 and saw service in the Mercantile Marine during the Great War, as a Steward in H.M.T Tagus. He appears in the 1939 Register as a Head Waiter residing in Worthing, Sussex. He died in Slough, Berkshire, in 1981. Two men of the named Francis Byrne served in the Mercantile Marine during the Great War.
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