Four: Chief Petty Officer G. W. Lewis, Royal Navy, whose name was brought to the notice of the Admiralty for valuable services 1914-15 Star (139239 G. W. Lewis, C.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (139239 G. W. Lewis. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R (G. W. Lewis, C.P.O., H.M.S. Katoomba) good very fine (4) £120-£160 --- George William Lewis was born on 8 June 1871 at Shottisham, Suffolk. He commenced naval service as Boy 2nd Class, H.M.S. Penelope, on 7 October 1886. He was advanced to Leading Seaman, H.M.S. Fearless on 8 February 1896, and to Petty Officer 1st Class in February 1897. Promoted Chief Petty Officer in 1902, he was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1904. He was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Actaeon in 1911, but joined the Royal Fleet Reserve and saw service during the Great War, being demobilised on 1 May 1919. Lewis’s name was brought to the notice of the Admiralty for valuable services in the Prosecution of the war, such notice being published in the London Gazette of 30 June 1919; however, the Admiralty deemed that this was not a Mention in Despatches and he was refused permission to wear the emblem.
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Four: Chief Petty Officer V. J. Port, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Kent during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, and later joined the submarine service 1914-15 Star (J.26701, V. J. Port, Boy. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.26701 V. J. Port. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J.26701 V. J. Port. P.O. H.M.S. Dolphin.) the first three polished, with edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine, the LS&GC better (4) £100-£140 --- Victor James Port was born on 8 June 1898, at East Greenwich, Kent, and commenced naval service as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges on 21 August 1913. He served in H.M.S. Kent from about November 1914, and was present during the Battle of the Falkland Islands and in the subsequent pursuit and scuttling of the Dresden. He was appointed to H.M.S. Dolphin for service in submarines in June 1926, and is noted as serving in H 33, L 22 and L 23, up to November 1931. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in November 1931, serving in H.M.S. Cyclops (L 23), and was pensioned from H.M.S. Pembroke I on 10 June 1938. He was recalled for service as pensioned Chief Petty Officer, on 6 September 1939, serving in H.M.S. Royal Arthur and H.M.S. Glendower, and was released from service in H.M.S. Badger, in September 1945.
Four: Chief Petty Officer A. Rogers, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Neptune at the Battle of Jutland 1914-15 Star (163814, A. Rogers, P.O.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (163814 A. Rogers. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (163814 Alfred Rogers. P.O.1 Cl. H.M.S. Calypso) very fine (4) £120-£160 --- Alfred Rogers was born on 20 July 1876 at Stoke Damerel, Devon. He commenced naval service as Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Impregnable, on 10 November 1891. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Aurora, in May 1899, and Able Seaman, H.M.S. Pique, in December 1904. He became Petty Officer First Class in H.M.S. Phoebe, in May 1904, and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in August 1909. During the Great War he served in the dreadnought battleship H.M.S. Neptune at the battle of Jutland and was advanced to Chief Petty Officer in November 1917. He was demobilised in 1919 and joined the New Coastguard Force.
Four: Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist A. Pryke, Royal Navy, who was Mentioned in Despatches in January 1942 1914-15 Star (J.35896 A. Pryke L.Tel. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.35896 A. Pryke. L.Tel. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J.35896 A. Pryke. P.O. Tel. H.M.S. Cumberland), the Great War awards slightly later issues, contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £120-£160 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1942. Arthur Pryke was born on 24 March 1899, at Bow, London, and commenced naval service as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Impregnable on 16 March 1915, being re-rated Boy Telegraphist on 3 July 1915. He was advanced to Telegraphist, H.M.S. Revenge on 1 April 1917, and Leading Telegraphist, on 24 March 1918. He was appointed Petty Officer Telegraphist, H.M.S. Cumberland, on 8 July 1930, and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1932, before being loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy for three years in 1933. He was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Caledon on 23 March 1939, but was called up for active service in February 1940, and served in H.M.S. President II (Whitehall W.T.), H.M.S. Afrikander, and H.M.S. Titania. For his services during the Second World War he was Mentioned in Despatches. He was finally released from service in November 1945.
Four: Chief Shipwright W. T. Briggs, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (342277, W. T. Briggs, Ch. Shpt. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (342277 W. T. Briggs Ch. Shpt. 2. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (342277 Shipt. 1 Cl. H.M.S. Zealandia:) very fine and better (4) £100-£140 --- William Thomas Briggs was born on 20 May 1878, at Southsea, Hampshire. He commenced naval service on 9 August 1892, as Carpenters Crewman, H.M.S. Victory II. He was advanced to Shipwright, H.M.S. Crescent, on 15 April 1902, and Leading Shipwright, H.M.S. Duke of Wellington, on 12 December 1902. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1913, and was appointed Chief Shipwright, H.M.S. Zealandia on 1 January 1915. During the Great War he saw service in H.M.S. Zealandia, H.M.S. Victory II, and H.M.S. Achilles. He was demobilised to shore in June 1921.
Four: Chief Stoker J. Hughes, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (308505, J. Hughes, S.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (308505 J. Hughes. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (308505 James Hughes, S.P.O. H.M.S. Cornflower) mounted as worn, dark toned, a few small edge bruises, otherwise nearly very fine (4) £100-£140 --- James Hughes was born on 10 April 1886, at Islington, London, and commenced naval service on 5 June 1905, as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Acheron. He was advanced to Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Tenedos, on 30 November 1909, and Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Lancaster, on 20 December 1911. During the Great War he was appointed to H.M.S. Actaeon, for service in Torpedo Boats, including T.B. 115, and latterly with the convoy escort, H.M.S. Christopher. He was appointed Chief Stoker, H.M.S. Cornflower, on 1 September 1920, and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1920. He was shore pensioned in June 1927.
Four: Chief Stoker F. Riddington, Royal Navy, whose name was brought to the notice of the Admiralty for valuable services 1914-15 Star (279744, F. Riddington, Ch. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (279744 F. Riddington. Ch. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (279744 Frederick Riddington. Actg. Ch. Sto. H.M.S. Venus.) contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £120-£160 --- Frederick Riddington was born on 19 June 1875, at Crowland, Lincolnshire, and commenced naval service as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Victory II, on 14 June 1895. He was advanced to Leading Stoker Second Class, H.M.S. Duke of Wellington on 10 April 1903; Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Imogene on 1 July 1906; and Chief Stoker, H.M.S. Venus on 21 October 1910. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1910. For much of the Great War he served in H.M.S. Hyacinth, which, in early 1915, was deployed to German East Africa to blockade the German light cruiser SMS Königsberg. He joined the New Coast Guard Force in September 1919. Riddington’s name was brought to the notice of the Admiralty for valuable services in the Prosecution of the war, such notice being published in the London Gazette of 16 September 1919; however, the Admiralty deemed that this was not a Mention in Despatches and he was refused permission to wear the emblem.
Four: Chief Stoker F. J. Willis, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (281032, F. J. Willis, Ch. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (281032 F. J. Willis. Ch. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (281032 F. J. Willis Stoker P.O., H.M.S. Defence:) very fine (4) £120-£160 --- Frederick John Willis was born on 28 June 1876, at Ivybridge, Devon, and commenced naval service as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid II, on 30 December 1895. He was advanced to Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Montague, on 24 November 1904, and Stoker Petty Officer on 1 July 1906. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in February 1911, and was appointed Chief Stoker, H.M.S. Majestic, on 1 February 1912. He later served as Chief Stoker in H.M.S. Warrior up to 21 February 1916, seeing further service in H.M.S. Vivid II, H.M.S. Roxburgh, and H.M.S. Defiance until demobilised on 22 December 1919.
Four: Chief Stoker W. T. Wills, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.481, W. T. Wills, L.Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.481 W. T. Wills S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.481 W. T. Wills. S.P.O. H.M.S. Caradoc.); together with a Church Lads Brigade Cross, bronze, with suspension bar and clasp dated 1909, unnamed as issued, contact marks and light edge bruising, nearly very fine (5) £100-£140 --- William Thomas Wills was born on 1 November 1899, at Strete, Devon, and commenced naval service on 16 March 1908, as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid II. He was appointed Acting Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Vivid II, on 27 December 1913, and Leading Stoker, H.M.S. St. George, 20 December 1914. Appointed Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Victory II, on 1 March 1917, he appears to have spent much of his naval service in patrol boats or torpedo boats, and was paid a war gratuity to H.M.S. Apollo. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in April 1923. Promoted Chief Stoker in August 1929, he was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Vivid on 15 March 1930. He was recalled for service in H.M.S. Drake II, on 25 August 1939, and served on Boom Defence vessels during the Second World War, in H.M.S. Cochrane and H.M.S. Proserpine. He was released from service in November 1944.
Three: Sapper S. H. Dunster, Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (322739 Spr. S. H. Dunster. R.E.); Service Medal of the Order of St. John, with additional award bar (5983 Pte. S. Dunster. Chatham Div. No. 11 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1927); together with the recipient’s St. John Re-Examination Cross, silver, the reverse engraved ‘168418 Sydney Dunster’ with an uninterrupted run of 23 dated Year Bars, 1914-1936, all inscribed ‘168418’ on reverse; South Eastern & Chatham Railway Centre of the St. John Ambulance Association Medal, bronze, awarded to ‘Sidney Dunster’ in ‘1917’ for passing 7 annual examinations in succession; South Eastern & Chatham Railway Centre of the St. John Ambulance Association Medal, silver, awarded to ‘Sidney Dunster’ in ‘1924’ for passing 14 annual examinations in succession; Southern Railway St. John Ambulance Association Medal, with 21 years top brooch bar, reverse inscribed ‘Sidney Dunster 1931’; National Fire Brigades Union Long Service Medal, with ‘Ten Years’ brooch bar (3908) bronze; France, Third Republic, Customs Honour Medal; together with 2 Auxiliary Fire Service lapel badges; National Union of Railwaymen 30 Years Membership badge, silver and enamel; 3 enamelled railway badges; and 2 bowling club medals, silver and enamel, generally very fine and better (lot) £200-£240 --- Sydney Hollingsbee Dunster was born in 1892 in Sittingbourne, Kent and died in 1985 in the Registration District of Swale, Kent.
Four: Petty Officer First Class A. H. Lambert, Royal Navy, who saw service in H.M. Submarines C3 and J3 during the Great War 1914-15 Star (176152, A. H. Lambeth, P.O. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (176152 A. H. Lambeth. P.O. 1. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (176152 A. H. Lambeth. P.O. 1 Cl. H.M.S. Thames.) very fine (4) £120-£160 --- Albert Henry Lambeth was born on 3 May 1877, at Ipswich, Suffolk. He commenced naval service on 24 September 1893, as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Impregnable. He was advanced to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Monarch in April 1897, Petty Officer Second Class, H.M.S. Pembroke I, on 11 September 1903, and Petty Officer First Class, H.M.S. Sutlej, in May 1906. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in May 1910. During the Great War he was posted to the submarine depot ship, H.M.S. Thames, for service in H.M. Submarine C3; H.M.S. Maidstone, H.M.S. Dolphin, and H.M.S. Titania for service in H.M. Submarine J3, until posted to H.M.S. Fearless and H.M.S. Sandhurst from 1917. He was demobilised in February 1919.
Four: Petty Officer C. P. Booth, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Temeraire at the Battle of Jutland 1914-15 Star (J.33239, C. P. Booth, Ord,. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.33239 C. P. Booth A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.33239 C, P, Booth. P.O, H.M.S. Cumberland), mounted as worn, polished, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine, the LS&GC better (4) £100-£140 --- Cecil Peake Booth was born in Paris, France on 5 December 1897 and commenced his naval service as Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges on 12 November 1914. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Temeraire, and was present at the Battle of Jutland. Subsequent service saw him serve in (amongst others) H.M.S. Wild Swan, H.M.S. Woolston and H.M.S. Wanderer. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1931. He was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Pembroke I in March 1939, but was recalled for war service in December of the same year. He died on active service on 27 May 1945, and is buried under a C.W.G.C. headstone in Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery, Kent.
Family Group: Three: Petty Officer I. Bunt, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (225748, I Bunt. L.S., R.N.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (225748 I. Bunt. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (225748. Inkerman Bunt. P.O. H.M.S. Hood) very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (William J. Bunt) very fine (4) £80-£120 --- Inkerman Bunt was born on 5 November 1887, at Fowey, Cornwall, and commenced naval service on 17 April 1903, as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Impregnable. He was advanced to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Cambrian on 10 October 1905, Leading Seaman, H.M.S. Vivid I, on 1 October 1915, and Petty Officer, H.M.S. Blenheim, on 1 September 1918. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in November 1920. He was posted to H.M.S. Dolphin on 26 January 1925, and to H.M.S. Eagle, for service in the Fleet Air Arm on 1 July 1925. He was shore pensioned on 4 November 1927 and died in 1956 at Redruth, Cornwall. William James Bunt, the father of the above, was born in 1856, at Highway, Redruth, Cornwall. He served in the Mercantile Marine during the Great War and received the British War Medal and Mercantile Marine Medal, which were issued on the 23 April 1924, and sent to ‘Belleville’, Polruan, Fowey, Cornwall.
Four: Petty Officer A. W. Gauntlett, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (176415, A. W. Gauntlett, P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (176415 A. W. Gauntlett. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (176415 A. W. Gauntlett P.O. 1Cl. H.M.S. Dryad) very fine (4) £120-£160 --- Arthur Wiliam Gauntlett was born on 18 April 1878, at Kingston, Hampshire. He commenced naval service on 13 September 1893, as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. St. Vincent. He was advanced to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Narcissus, in January 1897, and Leading Seaman, H.M.S. Vernon in July 1903. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1911, and was appointed Petty Officer, H.M.S. St. Vincent, 8 September 1913. He was demobilised February 1919, and joined the New Coast Guard Service. His medals for service in the Great War were sent to H.M. Coast Guard, Queenstown.
Six: Petty Officer G. H. Jeffery, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (224911, G. H. Jeffery. L.S., R.N.; British War and Victory Medals (224911 G. H. Jeffery. P.O. R.N.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (George Herbert Jeffreys.); Voluntary Medical Service Medal, silver (George Herbert Jeffreys) note spelling of surname on last two, good very fine (6) £140-£180 --- Together with Silver War Badge (RN 40883); B.R.C.S. enamelled medal for 3 Years Service, with two ‘3 Years Service’ bars, reverse numbered 16976; B.R.C.S. enamelled cross for Proficiency in First Aid, with additional bars for 1943 and 1944 (05613 G. H. Jeffreys); and St John Ambulance Brigade re-examination medal (275929 George H. Jeffreys) with 9 dated bars from 1929 to 1937 these all numbered on the reverse ‘27592’. George Herbert Jeffery/Jeffreys was born at Kingsland, London, on 19 December 1886, and joined the Navy in January 1903. He became a Seaman Gunner on 26 October 1906, and retained this until rated Petty Officer in 1916. He joined Royal Oak a few weeks before she took part in the battle of Jutland. He was invalided out of the service on 23 June 1919, as a result of ‘compound hypermetropia astigmatism.’ Sold with copied record of service and other research.
Four: Petty Officer F. E. Young, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J.4481, F. E. Young, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.4481 F. E. Young. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.4481 F. E. Young. L.S. H.M.S. Excellent) mounted as worn, spotting and darkly toned, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Frederick Edward Young was born on 23 October 1893, at Portsmouth, Hampshire. He commenced naval service on 3 May 1909, as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges. During the Great War he saw service in H.M.S. Queen Mary, H.M.S. Victory I, H.M.S. Attentive (Mohawk), H.M.S. Termagant, and H.M.S. Excellent. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1926, and was appointed Petty Officer, H.M.S. Victory II on 12 August 1929. He was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Victory I, on 22 October 1933, but was recalled for war service in September 1939, being released from service in H.M.S. Collingwood on 20 August 1945.
Four: Stoker Petty Officer W. J. Davis, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (310428, W. J. Davis. L. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (310428 W. J. Davis. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (310428 W. J. Davis. S.P.O. H.M.S. Constance.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140 --- William John Davis was born on 21 June 1888, at Belfast, Antrim, and commenced naval service on 17 July 1906, as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid II. He was advanced to Leading Stoker, in the Acorn Class Destroyer, H.M.S. Larne on 23 July 1915, and Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Diligence on 1 August 1918. He joined the Royal Fleet Reserve on 15 March 1919 and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal in October 1921.
Four: Stoker Petty Officer T. W. Franklin, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Blanche at the Battle of Jutland 1914-15 Star (K.21362 T. W. Franklin, Sto.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.21362 T. W. Franklin. Act. L. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.21362 T. W. Franklin. L.Sto. H.M.S. Waterhen) the first three very heavily polished, therefore fair to fine, the LS&GC better (4) £100-£140 --- Thomas William Franklin was born on 30 January 1895, at Canterbury, Kent. He commenced naval service as Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Pembroke II, on 10 November 1913 and served during the Great War in the Blonde Class scout cruiser, H.M.S. Blanche, in which ship he was present at the Battle of Jutland. He was advanced to Leading Stoker in January 1919, and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1928. He was advanced to Acting Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Hawkins, on 15 March 1931, and Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Kent on 15 March 1932. He was shore pensioned in November 1935, but was recalled for war service in 1939, and was finally released from service in August 1945.
Four: Stoker Petty Officer A. Gilson, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.19832, A. Gilson. Sto.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.19832 A. Gilson. Sto.1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.19832. A. Gilson. L.Sto. H.M.S. Cumberland.) minor official correction to ship on last, worn in parts, therefore good fine Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (JX.141241 L. R. Cox. P.O. H.M.S. Drake.) light contact marks, very fine (5) £120-£160 --- Anthony Gilson was born in Malta on 17 February 1894 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class on 2 July 1913. He served during the Great War in a variety of ships and shore based establishments, and was advanced Leading Stoker on 26 September 1929. He served in H.M.S. Cumberland from 25 February 1930 to 20 February 1932, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 17 February 1931. Promoted Stoker Petty Officer on 10 August 1934, he was shore pensioned on 8 July 1935. Recalled for War Service on 13 October 1939, he was finally shore released on 14 August 1945.
Four: Stoker Petty Officer A. Hughes, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.20492, A. Hughes, Sto.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.20492 A. Hughes. Sto. 1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.20492 A. Hughes. L.Sto. H.M.S. Emerald.) mounted as worn, polished, contact marks, good fine, the LS&GC better (4) £100-£140 --- Albert Hughes was born on 26 June 1895, at Goole, Yorkshire, and commenced naval service on 6 September 1913, as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid II. He served in several ships in the Great War including H.M.S. Foresight, H.M.S. Roebuck, H.M.S. Albatross, H.M.S. Chameleon and H.M.S. Scimitar. He was advanced to Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Vivid II, in September 1927, and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in January 1929. He was appointed Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Rodney in March 1932. He was pensioned from H.M.S. Caledon (Ceres) on 5 September 1935, but rejoined for a further three years service after only a few months, being discharged to shore on 11 December 1938. He was again recalled for service in H.M.S. Eclipse, in July 1939, and served until invalided from H.M.S. Drake in December 1941.
Four: Stoker Petty Officer P. W. Luscombe, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.21478, P. W. Luscombe, Sto.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.21478 P. W. Luscombe. Sto. 1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.21478 P. W. Luscombe S.P.O. H.M.S. Keppel.) heavily polished, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore fair to fine, the LS&GC better (4) £100-£140 --- Philip William Luscombe was born on 17 September 1895, at Brent, Devon. He commenced naval service on 1 December 1913, as a Stoker Second Class in Vivid II, and was advanced to Stoker First Class in H.M.S. Cumberland, on 1 December 1914, and to Acting Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Dauntless, on 8 June 1921. He was appointed Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Hood, on 30 April 1927, was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in January 1929, and was discharged to pension in November 1935. He was recalled for service in June 1939, and was released from service in August 1945, having seen service in anti submarine patrol vessels in the Second World War.
Four: Stoker Petty Officer, E. H. Taylor, Royal Navy, late Royal Marine Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (311081, E. H. Taylor, S.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (311081 E. H. Taylor. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (311081 E. H. Taylor. Sto. P.O. H.M.S. Sandhurst), minor edge bruising, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Ernest Henry Taylor was born on 20 October 1886, at Bromyard, Herefordshire. He commenced service as a Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry on 25 September 1905 at the recruitment Depot, Deal, with service No. 13558. He was then posted to Plymouth Division, R.M.L.I., but swiftly transferred to the Royal Navy on 22 November 1906, to be Stoker II, H.M.S. Vivid II. He was advanced to Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Majestic, in 1913. He was promoted to Chief Stoker H.M.S. Philomel, on 22 May 1924, and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1920. He was shore pensioned in 1927 but was recalled for service as Pensioned Chief Stoker, H.M.S. Drake II and H.M.S. Daedalus, in 1939, but was discharged again in 1942.
Four: Mechanician A. Hanvey, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (283683, A. Hanvey, Mech., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (283683 A. Hanvey. Mech. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (283683 Alexander Hanvey, Mechanician, H.M.S. Cæsar.) good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Alexander Hanvey was born on 23 April 1876, at Kensington, London. He commenced naval service as a Stoker Second Class, H.M.S. Vivid II, on 26 October 1896, was advanced to Stoker Petty Officer in H.M.S. Cormorant, in July 1906, and Acting Mechanician, H.M.S. Indus in July 1911. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1911. He saw service during the Great War in H.M.S. Exmouth, H.M.S. Vivid II and H.M.S. Active. He was demobilised to shore pension in 1919. During the Second World War he served as an A.R.P. Warden, residing at Ross on Wye.
Four: Leading Stoker A. Jones, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (295166, A. Jones. L.Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (295166 A. Jones. L.Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (295166 Albert Jones. Ldg. Sto. H.M.S. Kent), number impressed off-centre to reverse of star, very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Albert Jones was born on 10 April 1882, at Framfield, Sussex. He commenced naval service on 10 April 1900, as Stoker 2nd Class, H.M.S. Duke of Wellington II, and was advanced to Stoker 1st Class, H.M.S. Amethyst, on 1 July 1906, and Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Venus, in October 1909. He was discharged to shore, April 1912, time expired, but rejoined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Excellent II, H.M.S. Victory II and H.M.S. Kent. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in February 1918, and was demobilised in April 1921.
Four: Leading Stoker T. J. Pinch, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Centurion at the Battle of Jutland 1914-15 Star (SS. 113230, T. J. Pinch, Sto.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (SS.13230 T. J. Pinch. L.Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.55684 T. J. Pinch L. Sto. H.M.S. Resolution.) polished, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine (4) £100-£140 --- Thomas John Pinch was born at Cardiff, Glamorgan on 14 June 1888, and was by occupation a Hawker. He commenced his naval service in January 1913, as Stoker II, H.M.S. Vivid II. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Centurion, and was present in her at the Battle of Jutland. Following the Great War he was renumbered No. K.55684 and was posted to the Fleet Air Arm, serving in the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Eagle, from February 1925. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in March 1928, serving in H.M.S. Resolution. He was shore pensioned in October 1936, but was recalled for service in May 1938, and was invalided out of the service in May 1944.
Four: Leading Telegrapher H. Wiltsher, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J.21016, H. Wiltsher, Tel., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.21016 H. Wiltsher. Tel. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.21016 H. Wiltsher L.Tel. H.M.S. President.), contact marks, very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Harold Wiltsher was born on 27 January 1897, at Chiswick, London, and commenced naval service on 21 October 1912, as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Impregnable. He was appointed Ordinary Telegrapher, H.M.S. Achilles, on 27 January 1915, Telegrapher, H.M.S. Tipperary, on 15 October 1915, and Leading Telegrapher, H.M.S. Victory I, in April 1918. He was appointed Boatman to H.M. Coast Guard, Stockton Wireless Telegraphy Station, in June 1922, and Leading Boatman in June 1924. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1930, and was pensioned in January 1937.
Four: Blacksmith First Class G. G. Seick, Royal Navy, who served as a naval diving instructor 1914-15 Star (M.14662 G. G. Seick. Blk. Mte. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.14662 G. G. Seick. Blk. 1. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.14662 G. G. Seick. Blk.1. H.M.S. Cyclops.), naming on VM very faintly impressed, edge bruising and light contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Godfrey Gerhardt Seick was born on 22 February 1895, at Brixton, London, and commenced naval service as Blacksmiths Mate in H.M.S. Vengeance on 4 February 1913. He qualified as a naval diver in September 1915, and was advanced to Blacksmith First Class, H.M.S. Pembroke II on 1 October 1918. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in April 1928. He qualified as a naval diving instructor on 28 October 1933, and was discharged to shore pension in February 1935, from H.M.S. Pembroke II.
Four: Shipwright First Class J. C. Sheldon, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (M.5388, J. C. Sheldon, Car. Cr., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.5388 J. C. Sheldon, Shpt. 4. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.5388 J. C. Sheldon. Shpt. 2. H.M.S. Centurion.) contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Joseph Charles Sheldon was born on 25 September 1893, at Eastleigh, Hampshire, and commenced naval service as Carpenters Crewman, H.M.S. Victory on 2 December 1912. He was advanced to Leading Carpenters Crewman, H.M.S. Cochrane on 1 March 1916, and Shipwright Fourth Class on 1 October 1918. He was later advanced to Shipwright Third Class, H.M.S. Lowestoft, on 7 May 1920, and Shipwright Second Class, H.M.S. Victory XI (Leamington) on 7 May 1924. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in January 1928, and was finally promoted Shipwright First Class, H.M.S. Centurion, on 1 May 1929. His service record notes that at some point he was posted for service in Land Operations, and that he had a bayonet scar to his left calf. He was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Excellent on 3 December 1934.
Four: Stoker First Class W. S. Rittey, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.13169, W. S. Rittey, Sto., 1. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.13169 W. S. Rittey, Sto. 1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension, (K.13169 W. S. Rittey, Sto. 1 H.M.S. Champion), mounted as worn, polished, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140 --- William Stevens Rittey was born on 11 October 1893 at Portsmouth, Hampshire. He commenced naval service on 10 November 1911, as Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Victory II, and was advanced to Stoker First Class, H.M.S. Revenge in February 1913. During the Great War he served in the Acasta Class Destroyer H.M.S. Paragon, and H.M.S. Sabre. He was awarded a war gratuity for service in H.M.S. Diligence (Searcher), and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1926. He entered the Merchant Navy for a period commencing in 1935, but is noted as rejoining the Royal Navy in November 1935 as a pensioned Stoker First Class. He died at Portsmouth in 1963.
Four: Stoker First Class W. C. Teague, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.27115 W. C. Teague. Sto. 2 R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K. 27115 W. C. Teague. Sto. 1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.27115 W. C. Teague. Sto 1 H.M.S. Vivid.) light contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140 --- William Charles Teague was born on 20 June 1897, at Paignton, Devon, and commenced naval service on 24 June 1915, as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid II. He was advanced to Stoker First Class in H.M.S. Ajax, on 24 June 1916, and during the Great War he also served in H.M.S. Idaho, H.M.S. Victory X, and H.M.S. Vivid II for service in patrol sloop P35. He was paid a war gratuity when serving in H.M.S. New Zealand, and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in July 1930. He was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy for three years in 1933 and was shore pensioned in June 1937. He was recalled for service in June 1939, to H.M.S. Pembroke II, for service in H.M.S. Hussar, and was released from service in September 1945.
Five: Senior Reserve Attendant S. Derham, Royal Navy, later Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve 1914-15 Star (M.8811, S. Denham, S.R.A., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.8811 S. Derham. S.R.A. R.N.); Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (928. S. Derham, Sen. R.A. R.N.A.S.B.R.); Service Medal of the Order of St John (3011. Pte. S. Derham (Bristol ’C’) Div. No.2.Dist. S.J.A.B. 1923.) edge nick to LS&GC, generally good very fine (5) £160-£200
Five: Able Seaman J. G. Gilley, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (221815. J. G. Gilley. A.B. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (221815. J. G. Gilley. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (221815. J. G. Gilley. A.B. H.M.S. Pembroke.); Naval Good Shooting Medal, G.V.R., fitted with re-fixed non-swivel suspension ((221815. J. G. Gilley. A.B. , H.M.S. Bulldog, 1912. 12. Pr. Q.F.) contact marks and polished, nearly very fine (5) £400-£500 --- John George Gilley was born in Marylebone, London, on 24 April 1887, and joined the Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 1 September 1902, aged 15 years 6 months. He was awarded the Naval Good Shooting medal whilst serving in H.M.S. Bulldog in 1912, apparently the only such award to this ship. For most of the Great War he served in the destroyers Legion and Starfish in the 10th destroyer flotilla, based at Harwich. During 1923 and 1924 he was in destroyers Sabre and Thanet, also based at Harwich. He was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal on 18 May 1926, and was Shore pensioned on 13 May 1927. Sold with copied record of service.
Four: Able Seaman S. W. Gledhill, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Canada at the Battle of Jutland, and later transferred to the submarine service 1914-15 Star (J.36884. S. W. Gledhill. Ord., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.36884 S. W. Gledhill. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.36884 S. W. Gledhill. A.B. H.M.S. Dolphin) polished, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine and better (4) £100-£140 --- Stanley Worsnop Gledhill was born on 1 January 1898, at Leeds, Yorkshire, and on enlistment gave his trade as a shop assistant. He commenced naval service on 10 February 1915, as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges, and served in the super Dreadnought Battleship H.M.S. Canada at the Battle of Jutland. After the Great War he transferred to the submarine Depot ship H.M.S. Titania, and is noted as serving in H.M. Submarines, L3, L27, H.M.S. Oberon (P21), H.M.S. Rover (N62), L56 and H.M.S. Oswald (N58). He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal in 1931. He was shore pensioned in December 1937, but was recalled for war service in H.M.S. Dolphin on 31 July 1939. He was released from service in October 1945, and died in January 1952.
Four: Able Seaman R. Kitson, Royal Navy, who was Mentioned in Despatches in May 1918 1914-15 Star (J.3856, R. Kitson, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (J.3956 R. Kitson. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.3856 R. Kitson A.B. H.M.S. Pembroke.) light contact marks, very fine (4) £120-£160 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 12 May 1918. Rupert Kitson was born on 5 September 1892, at Cardiff, South Wales, and commenced naval service as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges, on 9 March 1909. He was advanced to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Astraea, on 1 May 1912 and served during the Great War in a number of ships including, H.M.S. Blenheim, H.M.S. Puncher, H.M.S. Blanche and H.M.S. Boadicea. For his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1925, when serving in H.M.S. Pembroke, and was shore pensioned on 4 September 1932. He rejoined the service in August 1938, and was finally demobilised on 20 July 1945.
Four: Able Seaman J. R. Newman, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J.1830, J. R. Newman, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.1830 J. R. Newman. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (J.1830. J. R. Newman. A.B. H.M.S. Marshall Ney.) good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- John Richard Newman was born on 1 January 1885, at Portsea, Hampshire, and commenced naval service on 5 October 1903, as Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Firequeen, with service number SS118. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Woolwich (Hind), H.M.S. Vivid II (Acheron), H.M.S. Attentive and H.M.S. Marshall Ney, and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in October 1918. He was demobilised on 14 February 1919.
Three: Able Seaman A. G. Scott, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Russell was sunk off Malta on 27 April 1916 1914-15 Star (J25983, A. G. Scott, Ord., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 25983 A. G. Scott. Ord. R.N.); Memorial Plaque (Albert George Scott) with Buckingham Palace enclosure, in card envelope of issue; together with a Royal Naval Temperance Society 1 Year Medal, silver and enamel, with integral top ‘Fidelity’ riband bar, good very fine (5) £120-£160 --- Albert George Scott was born in Lewisham, London, on 10 May 1898 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 14 July 1913. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Russell from 3 December 1914 and was killed in action when Russell, engaged on important patrol duties in the Mediterranean Sea, struck a mine, laid the previous day by U-73, and sank off the coast of Malta on 27 April 1916. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Sold together with a contemporary large photograph of the ship; a small contemporary photograph of some of the crew; and named Admiralty enclosure for the Great War medals.
Five: Able Seaman H. G. Stables, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (S.S. 1520, H. G. Stables, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (S.S. 1520 H. G. Stables. A.B. R.N.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Harry Gordon Stables) very fine and better (5) £60-£80 --- Harry Gordon Stables was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, on 15 October 1887 and joined the Royal Navy on 29 July 1906. He transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve on 30 July 1911, but was recalled for War Service and served during the Great War in the rate of Able Seaman in a variety of ships and shore based establishments, being shore demobilised on 17 February 1919.
Four: Able Seaman J. Thomas, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (218608, J. Thomas, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (218608 J. Thomas. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (218608 John Thomas, A.B. H.M.S. Erin.) light contact marks, otherwise very fine (4) £100-£140 --- John Thomas was born on 9 November 1884, at Hereford. He commenced naval service on 2 January 1902 as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Northampton, and was advanced to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Bonaventure on 18 May 1905. During the Great War he saw service in H.M.S. Erin and H.M.S. Vivid I, and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1917. He was shore pensioned in 1924; briefly re-mobilised in September 1938, he was discharged again only a few days later.
Four: Ordinary Seaman J. T. Gard, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (164247, J. T. Gard, O.S.,1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (164247 J. T. Gard. O.S. I. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (164247 J. T. Gard. O.S.1 H.M.S. Columbine) light contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140 --- John Thomas Gard was born on 14 December 1871, at Gosport, Hampshire. He commenced his naval service as a Domestic Third Class in H.M.S. Volage, on 3 September 1891. He left the service for five years in 1896, during which time he was a civilian employed at the Haslar Naval Hospital, before rejoining H.M.S. Terrible as Officers Cook in February 1912. During the Great War he served in several vessels and shore bases including H.M.S. Argonaut, H.M.S. Europa and H.M.S. Llewellyn. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1924 and was discharged to pension in December 1926.
Pair: Ordinary Seaman J. W. Marsh, Royal Navy, who was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland on 1 June 1916, when H.M.S. Black Prince exploded and sank with all hands 1914-15 Star (J.35814. J. W. Marsh. Ord., R.N.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (J.35814 J. W. Marsh. Ord. R.N.) nearly extremely fine (2) £100-£140 --- John William Marsh was born in Manchester on 28 March 1894 and joined the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman on 13 March 1915, for the duration of hostilities. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Black Prince from 3 May 1915, and was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland on 1 June 1916: during the late afternoon and night of 31 May the Black Prince had lost touch with the main fleet, and at about 00.15 on 1 June she found herself 1,600 yards from ships of the German 1st Battle Squadron. Illuminated by searchlights, several German battleships then swept her with fire at point blank range. Unable to respond, she burst into flames and four minutes later after a terrific explosion she sank with all hands - 37 officers, 815 ratings, and 5 civilians. Marsh is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Three: Private H. Sandbrook, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, a Boer War veteran who was killed in action at Kruiseecke, during the First Battle of Ypres, on 29 October 1914 1914 Star (8179 Pte. H. Sandbrook. C. Gds.) lacquered; British War and Victory Medals (8179 Pte. H. Sandbrook. C. Gds.); Memorial Plaque (Henry Sandbrook) good very fine (4) £240-£280 --- Henry Sandbrook was born in August 1872 at Small Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire and attested there for the Coldstream Guards in August 1890. He transferred to the Army Reserve in August 1893 but was mobilized on 9 October 1899 and served in South Africa for the entirety of the Boer War, 22 October 1899 until 21 July 1902, receiving the Queen’s Medal with 5 clasps and King’s Medal with 2 clasps. He was discharged again at the completion of his term of engagement on 26 August 1902. Following the outbreak of the Great War Sandbrook served with the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards on the Western Front from 7 October 1914 and was recorded missing presumed dead following a period of enemy attacks in overwhelming force at Kruiseecke on 29 October which reduced the battalion to just 1 officer and 60 other ranks: ‘Punctually at 5.30 a.m. on the morning of Thursday the 29th October in foggy weather the 6th Bavarian Reserve Division, covered by a screen of skirmishers, got up to within fifty yards of our defences without being seen, and made a rush upon the trenches of the right half of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards as well as upon the company of the Black Watch posted at the cross roads. Our troops were well on the alert and at once opened fire on the assailants, causing a slight pause in the attack ; but the momentum of the advance prevailed and carried the Germans forward without any serious check. The struggle at that point lasted for a short time only, and as no Officer survived it the exact details of what actually occurred are not fully known. It is, however, known that at least two of our machine guns jammed, and that a considerable proportion of the ammunition was defective, the cartridges were too large for the barrel of the rifles, and many of the men could not use their arms ; this circumstance was in fact largely responsible for the disaster of that day... The left half of the Battalion, at some distance from the Menin road, were also attacked at the same time by units of the XXVIIth Reserve Corps, but three resolute attempts to seize our position by assault were successfully repulsed... But our ranks were thinning fast and those who survived were in deep and narrow trenches where they could not use their bayonets. Thus reduced to a small number and surrounded on all sides they were finally overwhelmed... The 1st Battalion Coldstream lost all their eleven Officers present, and at the end of the day only some 60 other ranks were collected by Lieutenant and Quartermaster J. Boyd, the sole remaining Officer of the Battalion.’ (The Coldstream Guards. Vol I. 1914-18 by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Ross-of-Bladensburg, K.C.B., K.C.V.O. refers) Private Sandbrook was the husband of Florence Bessie Sandbrook of 124 St. John’s Hill, Clapham Junction, London and, having no known grave, is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Four: Sailmaker E. G. Keech, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J.26627, E. G. Keech, Ord. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.26627 E. G. Keech. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (K.26627E. G. Keech Slmr. H.M.S. Pembroke) contact marks, polished and worn, therefore good fine, the LS&GC better (4) £100-£140 --- Ernest George Keech was born on 17 January 1898, at Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, and commenced naval service on 6 August 1913, as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges. He was advanced to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Woolwich (Botha) in March 1916, and was appointed Sailmaker’s Mate, H.M.S. Pembroke I, in September 1927; Acting Sailmaker, H.M.S. Pembroke, 13 March 1931; and Sailmaker, H.M.S. Sandhurst, 13 March 1932. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1934. He was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Pembroke I, on 1 February 1938, but was recalled for war service in February 1940, serving at H.M.S. Pembroke, and H.M.S. Wildfire (Queenborough Pier). He was released from service in June 1947.
Five: Leading Seaman W. R. Berry, Royal Naval Reserve 1914-15 Star (A.6787. W. R. Berry. Smn., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (6787A. W. R. Berry. L.S. R.N.R.); Defence Medal; Service Medal of the Order of St John, with Second Award Bar (24210 Pte. W. Berry. No.10 Dist. S.J.A.B. 1942.) spot of verdigris to reverse of VM, generally nearly very fine (5) £60-£80
Three: Corporal E. Wyeth, Essex Regiment 1914-15 Star (10608 Pte. E. Wyeth, Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (10608 Cpl. E. Wyeth. Essex R.) nearly very fine Pair: Private C. C. Southwood, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1914-15 Star (S-6503 Pte. C. C. Southwood. The Queen’s R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (S-6503 Pte. C. C. Southwood. The Queen’s R.) good very fine Pair: Private C. Lancaster, East Surrey Regiment 1914-15 Star (6548 Pte. C. Lancaster. E. Surr: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (6548 Pte. C. Lancaster. E. Surr. R.) nearly very fine Pair: Private E. Figg, 5th Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (305490 Pte. E. Figg. 5-Lond. R.) number and rank officially corrected on VM, nearly extremely fine Pair: Private E. Spencer, 21st Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (654531 Pte. E. Spencer. 21-Lond. R.) edge nick to BWM, nearly very fine Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (16734 Pte. C. Ireson. The Queen’s R.; 50887 Pte. A. E. Neilson. The Queen’s R.) nearly very fine (13) £100-£140
Pair: Private H. Griffiths, York and Lancaster Regiment 1914-15 Star (19295 Pte. H. Griffiths. York: & Lanc: R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (19295 Pte. H. Griffiths. Y. & L.R.) VM officially re-impressed, nearly very fine Pair: H. Cheetham, Mercantile Marine British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Herbert Cheetham) nearly extremely fine 1914-15 Star (2) (19086 Pte. A. Oates, L’pool R.; No.2359 Sepoy Nazar Din, 55/Rfls. F.F.); British War Medal 1914-20 (3) (J.81628 C. Macorison. Ord. R.N.; Mid. F. H. Thomas. R.N.R.; 9396 Pte. G. A. Harris. Som. L:I.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (4) (W.Z.4846 H. Jones. Ord. R.N.V.R.; S-15435 Pte. C. C. Edwards. Rif. Brig.; 20735 Pte. E. S. Gask. Rif. Brig.; Sepoy Sher Zaman. 124 Baluchis) the two Sepoys medals fine, the rest generally very fine (13) £80-£120
Five: Corporal H. J. Stiff, Military Foot Police and City of London Police, who won an Olympic Gold Medal for Great Britain in Tug of War at the 1920 Olympics 1914-15 Star (P.1412. L-Cpl. H. J. Stiff, M.F.P.); British War and Victory Medals (P-1412 Cpl. H. J. Stiff, M.F.P.); Coronation 1902, City of London Police, bronze (P.C. H. J. Stiff); Coronation 1911, City of London Police (P.C., H. J. Stiff.) nearly very fine and better (5) £500-£700 --- Harold Joseph Stiff was born on 23 October 1881 and attested for the City of London Police. He served with the Military Foot Police during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 September 1915, before returning to the City of London Police following the cessation of hostilities. A member of the City of London Police Tug of War team, he represented Great Britain at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, and was part of the Gold Medal winning Tug of War team. He died on 17 April 1939.
Family Group: Three: Acting Sergeant A. W. G. Lyon, 20th Battalion, Canadian Infantry 1914-15 Star (57881 Pte. A. W. G. Lyon. 2x/Can. Inf.); British War and Victory Medals (57881 A. Sjt. A. Lyon. 20-Can. Inf.) mounted as worn, very fine Pair: Honorary Captain the Rev. W. P. Lyon, Chaplain, 114th Battalion, Canadian Infantry British War and Victory Medals (Hon. Capt. W. P. Lyon.); together with the recipient’s British Empire Service League, Canadian Legion Medal, bronze and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Lt-Col. The Reverend William Percy Lyon West Lincoln Ont. No. 127 Branch 1929’; with top ‘Branch Past President’ riband bar; and an apparently unrelated Canadian Forces in Egypt Welcome Home Badge, gilt and enamel, with ‘Rameses’ sword suspension, good very fine (7) £120-£160 --- Arthur Lyon was born at Niagara Falls, Ontario, on 22 February 1897 and attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Toronto on 12 November 1914. He served with the 20th Battalion, Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 September 1915, and was wounded by gun shot to the left leg on 3 October 1916. Advanced Acting Sergeant on 12 March 191, he was discharged on 9 May 1919. The Rev. William Percy Lyon was born in Sittingbourne, Kent, on 24 March 1873 and having emigrated to Canada was Ordained Deacon in 1907, and Priest in 1910. He served as Chaplain to the 114th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, with the honorary rank of Captain, during the Great War on the Western Front from 25 September 1917, and was demobilised at Ottawa on 14 February 1919. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the Rev. W. P. Lyon.
Four: Staff Sergeant C. S. Gissing, Canadian Army Service Corps 1914-15 Star (30453 Pte. C. S. Gissing, Can: A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (30453 S. Sjt. C. S. Gissing. C.A.S.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (30453 Cpl.-A. Sjt.- G. [sic] S. Gissing. Can: A.S.C.) good very fine (4) £180-£220 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 22 February 1919. Charles Sidney Gissing was born in Norton, Suffolk on 21 January 1889. A Book Keeper by occupation and a former member of the 4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment (Militia), he attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Valcartier on 23 September 1914, and served with the Canadian Army Service Corps during the Great War on the Western Front, being awarded the M.S.M. in recognition of his valuable service rendered in connection with the war. He was discharged as ‘medically unfit’ at Calgary on 13 May 1920. Sold with copied research.
Five: Private R. A. L. Clark-Walker, South African Forces 1914-15 Star (Pte. R. A. L. Clark-Walker 8th Infantry); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. R. A. L. Clark-Walker. 8th. Inftry.); War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, the last two both officially named ‘212067 R. A. L. Clark-Walker); together with the recipient’s Transvaal Scottish cap badge, nearly very fine (6) £70-£90 --- Rupert Albert Lewis Clark-Walker was born in England on 4 January 1887 and having emigrated to South Africa attested for the Transvaal Scottish Regiment on 14 October 1914. He embarked for the Western Front on 27 May 1915, and saw further services with the Union Defence Force during the Second World War. Sold with copied research.
Five: Private M. I. Easton, Scots Guards and City of London Police British War and Victory Medals (14022 Pte. M. I. Easton. S. Gds.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1911, City of London Police (P.C. M. I. Easton.); Jubilee 1935 (M. I. Easton P.C. 95.) contemporarily engraved naming, generally very fine and better (5) £100-£140
Pair: Lance-Corporal F. Ellis, Royal Sussex Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (G-8809 Pte. F. Ellis. R. Suss. R.) in named card box of issue, with named Record Office enclosure addressed to ‘Miss L. E. Ellis, 8 Exeter Street, Brighton, Sussex’, extremely fine Five: Sergeant W. Grimshaw, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, all privately engraved ‘K85412 Sgt. Wilfred Grimshaw P.P.C.L.I.’, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (7) £70-£90 --- Frank Ellis was born in Brighton, Sussex, and attested there for the Royal Sussex Regiment. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 27 March 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France.
Pair: Private R. E. Riddle, Middlesex Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 15 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (G-14511 Pte. R. E. Riddle. Midd’x R.) with named Record Office enclosure for the Victory Medal; Memorial Plaque (Robert Edward Riddle); Memorial Scroll, ‘Pte. Robert Edward Riddle, Middlesex Regiment’, the scroll in two parts and sellotaped together, otherwise good very fine (4) £140-£180 --- Robert Edward Riddle was born in Custom House, Middlesex, and attested for the Middlesex Regiment at Canning Town, Essex. He served with the 20th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 15 April 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold together with an unofficial identity disc, and copied research.
Three: Chaplain to the Forces Fourth Class the Rev. C. H. Mosse, Army Chaplains’ Department British War and Victory Medals (Rev. C. H. Mosse); Defence Medal, mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s riband bar and related miniature awards, nearly extremely fine (3) £80-£120 --- The Rev. Charles Herbert Mosse was born in March 1887 and was educated at St. Paul’s School, London, and Jesus College, Cambridge. He was Ordained Deacon in 1912, and Priest in 1913, and was commissioned Chaplain to the Forces Fourth Class on 28 December 1915. He served with the Army Chaplains’ Department during the Great War, and subsequently served as Vicar of Aldwick, Sussex, and Rural Dean of Selsey and Bognor Regis. He died in Hove, Sussex, in May 1970. Sold together with the recipient’s Commission Document.
Pair: Sapper W. M. Bunce, Canadian Pioneers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 21 October 1917 British War and Victory Medals (463602 Spr. W. M. Bunce. Can. Pnr. Bn.) very fine Pair: Private L. Goudreau, Canadian Army Medical Corps British War and Victory Medals (684880 Pte. L. Goudreau. C.A.M.C.); together with an unofficial Jubilee Medal 1935, nearly very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (2. Lieut. G. W. Ross.; 2504219 Spr. W. L. Mc Donald. C.E.) the second with the recipient’s ‘For Honourable Services’ silver badge, the reverse numbered ‘22547’; Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (Capt. J. B. Harvey; 7569 Pte. A. W. Didwell. Linc. R.) generally very fine (10) £100-£140 --- William Maxim Bruce was born in Oxford on 8 May 1890, and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 31 July 1915. He served with the 123rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 21 October 1917. He is buried in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium. George William Ross was born in Montreal, Quebec, on 26 March 1894 and attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 6 July 1917. Posted to the Canadian Army Medical Corps, he served with them in England before being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the (British) Royal Engineers on 26 April 1918, and was seconded for service as a Naval Balloon Officer to the Royal Air Force. He died from influenza aboard H.M.S. Warspite at Scapa Flow, Orkney, on 2 March 1919, and is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.
Pair: Driver H. King, Australian Imperial Force British War and Victory Medals (11494 Dvr. H. King. 5 F.A.B. A.I.F.) with Commonwealth of Australia enclosure, in envelope of issue addressed to ‘Mr. H. King, 9A The Walk, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland’, very fine Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (1448 Pte. T. Boast 4Bn. A.I.F.; 3087 Pte. H. T. Bole 16 Bn. A.I.F.) generally good very fine (4) £70-£90 --- Thomas Boast was born at Manningtree, Essex, and having emigrated to Australia attested for the Australian Imperial Force at Sydney. He served with the 4th Battalion, A.I.F. during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 19 September 1918. He is buried in Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery, France.
Eight: Warrant Engineer L. Mount, Royal Navy British War Medal 1914-20 (M.24927 L. Mount. B. Art. R.N.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (M.24927 L. Mount. C.E.R.A.2, R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (M.24927 L. Mount. A/C.E.R.A.2. H.M.S. Valiant.) light contact marks, good very fine (8) £180-£220 --- Leslie Mount was born in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, on 15 March 1901 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Artificer on 3 January 1917, serving during the Great War in H.M.S. Fisgard. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 5 April 1934, and was promoted temporary Acting Warrant Engineer on 1 April 1941.
Pair: Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant W. Povey, Royal Naval Reserve British War Medal 1914-20 (Pays. S.Lt. W. Povey. R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., silver and silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1928, in Garrard, London, case of issue, very fine (2) £100-£140 --- Walter Povey was commissioned temporary Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve on 27 November 1915.
Pair: Colour Sergeant W. C. Austin, Royal Irish Rifles British War Medal 1914-20 (2317 A.C. Sjt. W. C. Austin. R. Ir. Rif.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (7239. Qr. Mr. Sgt. W. Austin. Rl. Engrs.); together with a small regimental prize medal, gold (9ct., 8.04g), the obverse engraved ‘Macardle Shield Presented by Lt. & Adjt. S .V. Morgan 1916’, the reverse engraved ‘Won by Sergt. W. C. Austin. 3 Bn. R.I. Rifles.’, nearly extremely fine (3) £200-£240 --- William Charles Austin served with the Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War at home (entitled to British War Medal only).
Three: Acting Conductor F. J. Waddell, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps British War Medal 1914-20 (34818 W.O. Cl.1. F. J. Waddell. C.O.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (34818 A. Condr: F. J. Waddell. Can: A.O.C.); Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (S.Sgt. F. J. Waddell. R.C.O.C.) good very fine (3) £300-£400 --- Francis John Waddell was born at Chatham, Kent, on 1 May 1882 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Ordnance Corps at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 19 July 1912, having previously served for 8 years in the (British) Army Ordnance Corps. Advanced Staff Sergeant on 1 October 1915, Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant on 1 June 1916, and Acting Sub Conductor (Warrant Officer, Class I) on 4 February 1918, he served during the Great War in England only (not entitled to the Victory Medal), and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, in recognition of valuable service rendered in connection with the war (London Gazette 13 June 1919). Eventually settling in Ashford, Kent, he died on 26 January 1979.
Pair: Warrant Officer Class I W. H. Stevens, Western Ontario Regiment, Canadian Infantry British War Medal 1914-20 (123626 A.W.O. Cl.1 W. H. Stevens. 70-Can. Inf.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (123626 Q.M. Sjt. -A.S.Mjr.- W. H. Stevens. W. Ont. R.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, good very fine (2) £70-£90 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 22 February 1919: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the War.’ William Herbert Stevens was born in London, England, on 1 December 1889 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Forces in London, Ontario, on 25 September 1915. He served with the 70th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) during the Great War in England, and for his services as one of the Battalion’s senior N.C.O.s was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. He died in Ottawa, Ontario, on 6 September 1962.
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