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Footnote: Cooper 1st Class, D. Mackenziebegan his naval career serving on board H.M.S. Goliath during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 in China. He remained with the Royal Navy through 1914-1918, seeing active service during the Great War against the Central Powers.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108614590741,"sku":"GB4503","price":760.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_03_af789ce3-2505-43f9-a6af-41957b4e0af9.jpg?v=1692837738"},{"product_id":"great-war-and-wwii-group-of-seven-gb0541","title":"Great War And Wwii Group Of Seven","description":"Constable William G. Beer, late Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry: 1914-15 Star (PO. 15506 R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (PO. 15506 R.M.L.I.); Defence Medal; 1939-45 War medal; Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George V.R., Admiral?s bust (PO. 15506 Mne. 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Pre War, he served aboard H.M.S. Pembroke, Exmouth and Halcyon. During WWI, he was with the Royal Naval Air Service. In early 1916, he was in London at the White City Stadium, an R.N.A.S. Training School. In late 1917, he was at the Wormwood Scrubs Airship Station, also in London. To have earned the 1914-1915 Star and the Victory Medal, he had to have served in France and Belgium or on airships over the North Sea. He is shown in the Navy Lists as of November 1920 as a Commissioned Gunner, the same rank as Chief Gunner. He transferred into the newly formed Royal Air Force in August 1919, where he carried on his career. He was placed with 45 Squadron in Egypt, May 20, 1921, then in RAF Headquarters, No. 1 Group, May 14, 1924 and then to No. 1 Store Depot in London, as a Qualified Air Armaments Officer on November 10, 1924. After his retirement from the RAF, he was a civilian worker for the Air Ministry between 1938 and 1945 and retired as Equipment Officer in Aeronautical Production. 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Accompanied by a duotang folder with his military biography and eight black and white ship photographs.\n\nFootnote: John Andrew Robertson was born on April 22, 1882 and achieved the rank of Gunner on February 11, 1915. His seniority as a Gunner was changed to August 11, 1915 (meaning a loss of six months seniority: mid-1917 to mid-1920), at which time his seniority was restored to February 11, 1915. This appears to have been at the same time that he transferred to T.B. 026, and was likely guilty of some minor offence, as he was only \"acting\" and could have been reduced to the ranks. He finished his First World War service aboard the Battle-Cruiser H.M.S. Renown, Grand Fleet, from June 18, 1917 to the end of the war, again \"For Instructional Duties\". Between the wars, he served on the Cruiser H.M.S. Courageous (effective April 24, 1924, for \"D.F. \u0026amp; I. Duties for ships in reserve\"), the Battleship H.M.S. 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President III, which was a shore base at Chatham dockyard and situated in London, the London Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and was named Lieutenant Commander (Retired) on April 22, 1940. His duties would have been in administration and the training of new entry seamen and remained in this position, at this location, until the end of the war. He was married to Patricia Claudia Robertson and died on March 29, 1965 at St. Mary's Hospital in Portsmouth, at the age of 82.\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108713943317,"sku":"GB4330","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_02_6f43672c-1ef9-4a33-98ec-b0f9d04052b5.jpg?v=1692838044"},{"product_id":"a-first-war-naval-group-to-commissioned-shipwright-sole-gb4332","title":"A First War Naval Group To Commissioned Shipwright Sole","description":"A First War Naval Group to Commissioned Shipwright Sole - 1914-15 Star (CARPR. J.C. SOLE, R.N.); British War Medal (WT. SHPT. J.C. SOLE. R.N.); and Victory Medal (WT. SHPT. J.C. SOLE. R.N.). Naming is officially impressed. Court-mounted, light contact, extremely fine. Accompanied by a duotang folder with his military biography and seven black and white ship photographs.\n \nFootnote: John Cousins Sole was born October 26, 1868 and achieved the rank of Carpenter (Temporary) on April 21, 1901, then to the rank of Carpenter and named a Warrant Shipwright one year later, on April 21, 1902. His first posting was an overseas one, to the 8 Gun Twin Screw Cruiser H.M.S. Katoomba, 3rd Class, based in Australia, for the protection of Floating Trade in Australian waters, effective February 8, 1904. Five years later, he was posted to the 10 Gun Twin Screw Armoured Cruiser H.M.S. Antrim, as part of the Home Fleet based at the Nore, located at the mouth of the Thames Estuary, on April 6, 1909. While Sole was at H.M.S. Antrim, it was found that paint was missing from his paint stores. He was then ordered to pay part of the cost accordingly. Seventeen months later, he was posted to the 11 Gun Twin Screw Protected Cruiser H.M.S. Isis, as part of the Home Fleet at Devonport, on September 15, 1910, then transferred to the 14 Gun Twin Screw Armoured Cruiser H.M.S. Bacchante, as part of the 3rd Fleet based at the Nore, on March 4, 1912. In 1914, he was Court-Marshaled for being drunk and lost one year's seniority and dismissed his ship. During the First World War, Sole saw service on the Light Cruiser H.M.S. Skirmisher, the 6th Destroyer Flotilla Leader, and attached to the 7th Destroyer Flotilla based at Dover, on February 14, 1914 and later, the 8th Destroyer Flotilla Leader based at Forth. On May 1, 1915 he was re-posted to the Battleship H.M.S. Centurion, as part of the 2nd Battleship Squadron of the Grand Fleet, which saw action at the Battle of Jutland, from May 31 to June 1, 1916, as part of the 1st Division of the Second Battleship Squadron. Post-War, he served with H.M.S. Vivid (late Cuckoo) at the Royal Naval Barracks at Devonport effective January 1919, then posted to the Battleship H.M.S. Hercules at Portsmouth on April 18, 1919, before seeing his final posting, to the Devonport Dockyard on July 1, 1921, where he became a Commissioned Shipwright on October 16, 1920. Sole retired in 1923, at the age of 54. He was a resident of Keyham, Plymouth when he passed away on July 15, 1943, at the age of 74. \n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108715516181,"sku":"GB4332","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_02_ebb46f02-8fb4-4f63-9cf6-240249f9e611.jpg?v=1692838045"},{"product_id":"wwi-trio-lieutenant-fr-britchfield-royal-navy-gb0763","title":"Wwi Trio- Lieutenant F.r. Britchfield, Royal Navy","description":"1914-15 Star (LIEUT. F.R. BRITCHFIELD, R.N.) and British War and Victory Medals (LIEUT F.R. BRITCHFIELD. R.N.). Naming is officially impressed, crisp detail, beautiful patinas, extremely fine condition, board mounted. Also included is a duotang folder with his military biography, copies of three death notices and five ship photographs. Footnote: Frederick Russell Britchfield was born on September 5, 1865. He achieved the ranks of Gunner (1893) and Chief Gunner (1911), while serving aboard H.M.S. Dolphin (1893), Cambridge (1897), Hermoine (1901), Cambridge (1905), Vivid (1905), Duncan (1910) and Vivid (1912). It is worthy to note, that in December 1902, at a Court of Inquiry, the First Lords expressed displeasure at the evidence he gave. During WWI, he was in command of a small coastal destroyer, the T.B. 4 on North Sea patrols, as of August 1914. In November 1915, he was posted to one of his former ships, H.M.S. Vivid at the gunnery school at Devonport, training new gunners. On December 9, 1915, he was named a Lieutenant. On August 15, 1918, he was admitted to the Royal Naval Hospital Stonehouse for a carbunkle on his neck. This was later connected to his death of cancer of the neck. He retired in 1921 and died soon after, on February 4, 1923 at age 58.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108716466453,"sku":"GB0763","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr205a.jpg?v=1692838036"},{"product_id":"a-royal-navy-group-to-lieut-white-who-took-part-in-the-battle-of-jutland-gb4331","title":"A Royal Navy Group To Lieut. White Who Took Part In The Battle Of Jutland","description":"A Royal Navy Group to Lieut. White who took part in the Battle of Jutland - 1914-15 Star (ART. ENG. A.W. WHITE, R.N.); British War Medal (ART. ENG. A.W. WHITE. R.N.); and Victory Medal (ART. ENG. A.W. WHITE. R.N.). Naming is officially impressed. Un-mounted, light contact, extremely fine. Accompanied by a duotang folder with his military biography and eight ship photographs.\n\nFootnote: Arthur William White was born in 1881 and began serving as an Engine Room Artificer, 4th Class in 1902. With the First World War in full swing, he was named to the rank of Artificer Engineer on September 14, 1915. Early in the new year, he was posted to the Battleship H.M.S. Revenge, as part of the 1st Battleship Squadron of the Grand Fleet, on January 4, 1916 and took part in the Battle of Jutland, from May 31 to June 1, 1916. He switched to the Talisman Class Destroyer H.M.S. Termagant on September 26, 1918, where he was the Artificer Engineer \"in engineering charge\" and served on the Dover Patrol until the end of the conflict. Post-War, he was posted to the Admiralty \"E\" Class Destroyer H.M.S. Portia, \"in engineering charge\", on August 22, 1919. He later became a Warrant Engineer. White began his first post-war overseas service on January 7, 1920, with the Light Cruiser H.M.S. Weymouth, as part of the 7th Light Cruiser Squadron in South America. Two and a half years later, he returned to England and was posted to the Cruiser H.M.S. Blenheim, as \"additional\" for Central Reserve Minesweepers out of Harwich, Essex, on July 5, 1922, followed by a posting to the Battleship H.M.S. Thunderer, as part of the Reserve Fleet out of Devonport, on October 11, 1924. His second overseas service began on September 14, 1925, as he was posted to the Cruiser H.M.S. Hawkins, as part of the 5th Cruiser Squadron, serving in China, as Assistant to the Fleet Engineering Officer, in the rank of Commissioned Engineer. He closed out his naval service with the Minesweeper H.M.S. Adventure, as part of the Atlantic Fleet, beginning on November 16, 1928 and finishing in 1931. White retired in the rank of Lieutenant (Engineer) on July 18, 1931, at the age of 50. He was married to Maud White and was a resident of Swerford, Oxfordshire, when he died on March 24, 1956, at Memorial Hospital, in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, at the age of 75.\n\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108725510421,"sku":"GB4331","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/a_royal_navy_gro_54734ed9e925e.jpg?v=1692838076"},{"product_id":"wwi-trio-lieutenant-e-fw-towler-turkish-ship-gb0794","title":"Wwi Trio- Lieutenant (E) F.w. Towler. Turkish Ship","description":"1914-15 Star (ART. ENG, F.W. TOWLER, R.N.) and British War and Victory Medals (ART. ENG F.W. TOWLER. R.N.). Naming is officially impressed, crisp detail, beautiful patinas, extremely fine condition, board mounted. Also included is a duotang folder with his military biography and ten ship photographs. Footnote: Frederick Willaim Towler was born January 23, 1883 and was an Engineer Room Artificer, 4th Class c. 1900 at a very young age. He later achieved the ranks of Artificer Engineer, Warrant Engineer, Commissioned Engineer and Lieutenant (E) between May 1914 and July 1931. During WWI, he was an Artifier Engineer, first to H.M.S. Erin, which was the Turkish battleship Reshadieh, seized by the British government just before her completion and being turned over to the Turkish Navy. He was attached to the Grand Fleet. He transferred to the H.M.S. Dreadnought in 1915, then to the H.M.S. Queen in 1917, where he was attached to the Italian fleet in the Mediterranean. He closed out the War aboard H.M.S. Celandine, a sloop used for minesweeping. Post War, he served aboard H.M.S. P-47, Tancred, Hawkins, Vernon, Shikari and Shamrock and retired 1n 1930 at the age of 47. He died October 14, 1950 at the age of 67.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108725575957,"sku":"GB0794","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr214.jpg?v=1692838071"},{"product_id":"wwi-husband-and-wife-medal-groups-gb0796","title":"Wwi Husband And Wife Medal Groups","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat Britain. WWI Husband and Wife Medal Groups.Husband: John Stuart Binney Scott, 1914-15 Star (LIEUT. J.S.B. SCOTT, R.N.), British War Medal and Victory Medal (LIEUT. J.S.B. SCOTT. R.N.). Wife: G.M.I. BINNY-SCOTT. V.A.D.). Naming is officially impressed on all. Crisp detail, beautiful patinas, extremely fine condition. Both sets are board mounted. Also included is a duotang folder of his biography, eight ship photographs, his obituary and assorted papers. Footnote: John Stuart Binny Scott held many ranks over the course of ten years. He started as a Midshipman (September 15, 1904), then Sub. Lieutenant (November 15, 1907), Lieutenant (June 30, 1910) and Lieutenant (SB) (February 1, 1913). He began his tenure serving aboard H.M.S. Magnificent (1904) and went on to serve on the Britannia (1906), Canopus (1908), Talbot (1910), Bristol (1910), Dolphin (1912, 1914), Forth (1913) and Maidstone (1914), which was attached to D \u0026amp; E Class subs. He served aboard the British submarine E. 3, which was based at Harwich with the depot ship H.M.S. Maidstone. She was sunk in the North Sea on October 18, 1914. Prior to her loss, she had made two uneventful patrols of the German coast. On her third and last patrol she was torpedoed by the German U-Boat U-27 with the loss of all hands. He was awarded the trio for service to his country. Lieutenant Scott left a mother, Agnes Katherine Binny-Scott and a wife, G.M.I. Binny-Scott who later served in the Volunteer Aid Detachment in France (awarded the British War and Victory Medals) and a son, J.M.B. Scott, who himself later served in the Second World War as a Warrant Officer in the Royal Signals. He was pre-deceased by his father, the late Captain John Binny Scott, R.N. (BGR216)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108725641493,"sku":"GB0796","price":490.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr216.jpg?v=1692838070"},{"product_id":"wwi-pair-wr-dixon-raf-gb0804","title":"Wwi Pair - W.r. Dixon,  R.a.f.","description":"British War and Victory Medals (89881.2. A.M. W.R. DIXON. R.A.F.). Naming is officially impressed, Crisp detail, beautiful patinas, extremely fine. Accompanied by two bakelite RFC identification tags. 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Accompanied by a duotang folder with his military biography, Service Records and twenty-seven black and white ship photographs. \n\n \nFootnote: Edgar Perry Smeeton was born on July 18, 1888 and joined the Royal Navy on January 4, 1904 as a Boy Artificer with H.M.S. Vivid II at the Training Base in Devonport. Five months later, he was posted to H.M.S. Indus II at the Training Base in Devonport, on June 10, 1904, where he achieved the rank of Engineer Room Artificer 5th Class on January 1, 1905. One year later, he was posted to H.M.S. Pembroke II, on January 1, 1906, then posted to H.M.S. Tenedos, on July 1, 1906, both at the Training Base in Chatham. Smeeton was drafted to the Cruiser H.M.S. Argyll on January 30, 1908, then posted to the Cruiser H.M.S. Hampshire on September 19, 1908, before returning to H.M.S. Pembroke II at the Training Base in Chatham on April 1, 1909, where he was posted two days later to the Cruiser H.M.S. Achilles on April 3rd, before returning to H.M.S. Pembroke II on April 15th and shifted to H.M.S. Tenedos on May 3rd. He was to make three other moves in mid-1909: to the Cruiser Antrim on May 8th, to H.M.S. Pembroke II on May 28th and to the Cruiser Boedicia on June 10th, where he served for six months, before returning to H.M.S. Vivid II on December 17th and named to the rank of Engineer Room Artificer 4th Class on January 3, 1910. Smeeton was drafted to the Battleship H.M.S. Collingwood on April 19, 1910, serving one year, before being posted for four months to the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Forth on April 11, 1911, then drafted to the Cruiser H.M.S. Egmont on August 11, 1911, where he rose in rank again two days later, to Engineer Room Artificer 3rd Class onAugust 13th. Smeeton's First World War service entailed service aboard various vessels: Cruisers, Submarine Depot Ships and Submarines. The first such placement was with the Cruiser\/Depot Ship H.M.S. Blenheim for Destroyers based in the Mediterranean Sea, effective November 1, 1914. Five months later, he was drafted to the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Adamant on April 1, 1915, then posted to the Cruiser H.M.S. Egmont on September 13, 1915. He was drafted to the B Class Submarine H.M.S. B-5 on January 1, 1916, the B Class similar in design to the preceding A Class and intended for coastal patrol work, and was named to the rank of Engineer Room Artificer 2nd Class on April 20, 1916, while serving on B-5. After ten months, he was posted to the Submarine Base and Depot H.M.S. Dolphin on October 30, 1916, where he was named a Warrant Engineer on December 1, 1916, before being drafted to the Cruiser H.M.S. Concord for four months service, on February 24, 1917. Smeeton was posted to the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Platypus on June 22, 1917, then drafted in July of that year to the Submarine Depot Ships H.M.S. Ambrose and H.M.S. Titania, where he served with the L Class Submarine H.M.S. 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One year later, he was drafted to the Cruiser Carysfort on December 5, 1927, then posted to the Cruiser Effingham on September 10, 1929, before being drafted to the Sloop Harebell and named to the rank of Lieutenant (Engineer) on March 18, 1932. Twenty-eight months later, he was posted to the Destroyer Vimiera at the Shore Base H.M.S. Greenwich on July 14, 1934, where he served twenty-one months, before moving on to the Destroyer Cygnet at the Shore Base H.M.S. Victory on April 18, 1936, serving another twenty-seven months. He retired on July 18, 1938, but after a couple years in retirement, Smeeton was recalled in 1940 for Second World War service. He never saw sea service but did achieve another rank, Lieutenant Commander (Engineer) about the same time as his recall. From 1940 to 1942, he was attached to H.M.S. Lucifer at the Naval Base in Swansea, Wales, then posted to H.M.S. Cochrane in 1942, at the huge Naval Base on the Firth of Forth at Rosyth, Scotland, until 1945. Smeeton was an Aide to Rear Admiral (Engineer) Simpson until his second and final retirement in 1948.\n \n\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108760047893,"sku":"GB4355","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/a_first_war_grou_5479f7c9879a0.jpg?v=1692838180"},{"product_id":"wwi-group-wireman-v-sharman-shanghai-council-gb0988","title":"Wwi Group - Wireman V. Sharman, Shanghai Council","description":"1914-15 Star (M. 14132, V. SHARMAN, WMN., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M. 14132 V. SHARMAN. WMN. 1 R.N.); and Shanghai Municipal Council For Services Rendered Medal (bronze, 39 mm). Naming is officially impressed on three WWI medals, extremely fine. Also included is a duotang folder with his military biography, a copy of his service record and one ship photograph. Footnote: Victor Sharman was born on July 17, 1896 in Brighton, Sussex, England. He joined the Royal Navy on July 7, 1915, just shy of his nineteenth birthday, a Wireman 2nd Class, beginning his naval career with H.M.S. Vernon, the Torpedo School Ship in Portsmouth. Three days later, on July 10, he was with H.M.S. Victory II, the Naval Base and Depot, also in Portsmouth. His only ship was the H.M.S. Minotaur, joining her on September 4, 1915, an armoured cruiser, which was a part of the 7th Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet and later the 2nd Cruiser Squadron, also of the Grand Fleet. The Minotaur was present at the Battle of Jutland but did not play any major role in that battle. While on the Minotaur, he achieved the rank of Wireman 1st Class on July 1, 1917. The rank of Wireman was a special one, given to men who volunteered for \"hostilities only\". They were electricians, who on joining, were assigned to the Armourers Crew. They would, therefore, be working on the elctrical curcuits on the guns. This rank was known only during World Wars I and II. A comparable rate for the regular Royal Navy would be that of Electrical Artificer. In addition to the WWI trio, he was awarded the Shanghai Municipal Medal For Service Rendered, for employees of the municipality, Police and Members of the Shanghai Volunteer Force for their work during the invasion of China by the Japanese between August 12 and November 12, 1937. Sharman was demobilized on February 26, 1919. (BGR230)","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108763226389,"sku":"GB0988","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr230a.jpg?v=1692838169"},{"product_id":"commander-ae-conn-submariner-of-german-u-96-gb0991","title":"Commander A.e. Conn, Submariner Of German U-96","description":"1914-15 Star (MTE. A.E. CONN, R.N); British War and Victory Medal (LIEUT. A.E. CONN. R.N.); and War Medal 1939-45. Three WWI medals are officially impressed. Board mounted, near extremely fine condition. Also included is a duotang folder with his military biography, copy of his Service Record and twelve ship photographs. Footnote: Arthur Edward Conn was born on August 3, 1885. The date on which he joined the Royal Navy in not yet established but on August 1, 1914, he was promoted to Acting Gunner (T). He volunteered for submarine duty and joined H.M.S. Arrogant on April 20, 1915, which was the Depot Ship for the 4th Submarine Flotilla. On August 1, 1915, he had achieved the rank of Mate. By February 1916, he was appointed to the Submarine Depot Ship, H.M.S. Dolphin at Gosport, for service on B 5 as a First Lieutenant. On July 1, 1916, he shifted to H.M.S. Titania, the Submarine Depot Ship for the 9th Submarine Flotilla at Blyth for J 4 as a Third Hand, serving under Captain Martin Naismith V.C.. By April 1, 1918, he had achieved the rank of Lieutenant and later that October, he was placed in command of H.M.S. C 25, attached to H.M.S. Maidstone, also with the 9th Submarine Flotilla. With the signing of the Armistice in November 1918, and attached to H.M.S. Dolphin, he was put in command of one of the surrendered German submarines, UB 96, to evaluate the German U-Boats. When Great Britain intervened in the Russian Revolution in 1919, several flotillas of submarines were sent to the Baltic. Conn was appointed to command H.M.S. E 44 with the 7th Submarine Flotilla, attached to H.M.S. Lucia. In 1920, he spent some time in Haslar Hospital at Gosport but it is not known why, and later went on a course in torpedoes at the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. Upon completion of the course, he was recommended for further Submarine Command but no Submarine appointment was available, with the post-war reduction of ships, he reverted to General Service. His next posting was to H.M.S. Agamennon, a Battleship, in April 1923, where he was the ship's torpedo officer. He performed the same type of duties with the Cruiser H.M.S. 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Accompanied by a duotang folder with his military biography and eight black and white ship photographs.\nFootnote: Peter Grieve achieved the rank of Artificer Engineer (Acting) on September 1, 1914, before being posted to the Light Cruiser H.M.S.Conquest, as part of the Harwich Force, based in Harwich, Essex, on November 24, 1914. He was with H.M.S. Conquest from 1914 to early 1916, taking part in sweeps and anti-submarine patrols and was named Artificer Engineer on March 1, 1915. From March 11, 1916 to late 1917, Grieve was posted to the Battleship H.M.S. Canada, as part of the 4th Battleship Squadron and participated in patrols in the North Sea with the Grand Fleet, including being present at the Battle of Jutland, from May 31 to June 1. To close out his war service, he served aboard the Cruiser H.M.S. Cornwall on the North America and West Indies Station, from October 8, 1917 to mid-1919, after the ceasing of hostilities. He is documented as being on half-pay from mid-1919 to December 1, 1921 and acquiring the rank of Warrant Engineer. Post-war, Grieve served with the Light Cruiser H.M.S. Despatch, as part of the Light Cruiser Squadron in China for two and a half years, effective January 1, 1922, before being transferred on August 18, 1924, to the Destroyer H.M.S. Sabrina, in the Reserve Fleet based at the Nore, located at the mouth of the Thames Estuary, where he was named a Commissioned Engineer on March 1, 1925. He was posted to the Cruiser H.M.S. Cleopatra, as part of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron with the Atlantic Fleet, on February 16, 1926, then transferred to the Cruiser H.M.S. Ceres, as Commodore Commanding the Atlantic Fleet Destroyers in November 1927. His final posting was to the Destroyer H.M.S. Venomous, under Dockyard Control, effective September 3, 1929, until his retirement in 1930. 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Accompanied by a duotang folder with his military biography and five black and white ship photographs.\n \nFootnote: James Waters enlisted in the Royal Navy between 1897 and 1898. He was an Engine Room Artificer, 4th Class aboard H.M.S. Endymion when, in 1900, the British government sent troops to China, to suppress what was termed the \"Boxer Rebellion\". Soldiers, sailors and marines were sent to relieve the British legation at Peking, into which many foreign diplomats, businessmen and missionaries had sought refuge. Those not involved in this relief expedition were used to protect its lines of communication and the foreign settlements, in such places as Shanghai. Many small battles and skirmishes took place, including the taking of the Taku forts. Future Rear Admiral and Victoria Cross recipient, Eric Gascoigne Robinson also served aboard the Endymion. For his China service, Waters was awarded the China War Medal 1900 Medal. After the China Campaign concluded, Endymion visited Manila in December 1901, where the Governor and American officers hosted the crew, many of whom had served together during the rebellion. After his time with Endymion, he was drafted to H.M.S. Actaeon, the Torpedo School Ship, where he served in the rank of Chief Engineer Room Artificer, effective sometime between 1913 and 1914 and was with her when First World War hostilities broke out. While with Actaeon, he achieved the rank of Artificer Engineer, Chatham Division on September 14, 1915 and was awarded the Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Waters followed that with a draft to the Torpedo Boat Destroyer H.M.S. Stag on November 19, 1915, an old 'D' Class Destroyer, built in 1899, serving in Local Defence Flotillas in Home Waters. He was later promoted to Warrant Engineer, placed in charge of engineering and would remain with Stag throughout the remaining war years. For his First World War service he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Post-war, he was drafted to the Torpedo Boat Destroyer H.M.S. Menace on January 11. 1919 and placed in charge of engineering, before being drafted to one year later to the Light Cruiser H.M.S. Caradoc on February 6, 1920, as part of the Third Light Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean. After two years with Caradoc, he concluded his naval career, retiring in 1922 and was still on the retired list as of 1939.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108767387925,"sku":"GB4543","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/a_boxer_rebellio_54c6501d32a9a.jpg?v=1692838177"},{"product_id":"awards-to-royal-marines-brigade-gallipoli-gb0998","title":"Awards To Royal Marines Brigade - Gallipoli","description":"1914 Star (CH.18514. PTE. J.I. COLE, R.M. 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It is to be noted, that the 1914 Star was awarded to these troops after the war, the only members of the Royal Navy to be awarded this medal. The Royal Marine Brigade landed in early October 1914 and immediately went to the defence of Antwerp. This group of Royal Marines was poorly equipped, many of which had no idea of how to fire a rifle. As a result, due to the overwhelming superiority of the German troops, Antwerp was abandoned and the Marines returned to England. After refitting in England, the Royal Naval Division was sent to Egypt, where they participated in the landings at Gallipoli on April 15, 1915. These men landed on beaches Y and X, against stiff Turkish resistance. After realizing the impracticability of making any headway in this theatre of war, the British decided to withdraw all their troops from the Gallipoli peninsular. In May 1916, the Division moved to France where they finished out the war on the Western Front. Private Cole received his gratuity on May 7, 1919, confriming that he survived the war, unscathed, as their is no mention in his service record of having been wounded. (BGR240)","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108768502037,"sku":"GB0998","price":720.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr240.jpg?v=1692838178"},{"product_id":"early-wwi-royal-navy-submariner-group-c-32-1914-gb0999","title":"Early Wwi Royal Navy Submariner Group C-32, 1914","description":"1914-15 Star (K. 13111, J. DOWNES, ACT. L. STO., R.N.), British War Medal (K. 13111 J. DOWNES. ACT. S.P.O. R.N.) and Victory Medal (K. 13111 J. DOWNES. ACT. S.P.O. R.N.). Naming is officially impressed, extremely fine condition, board mounted but showing separation on the reverse. Also included is a duotang folder with his biography, nine ship photographs and copies of his naval records. Footnote: James Downes was born in Wexford, Ireland on September 23, 1888. He joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class on November 19, 1906. He was listed Stoker First Class on DTBR. He was drafted to the Light Cruisers H.M.S. Leander in 1911 and then to H.M.S. Blake in 1912. He then joined Submarines on January 14, 1914 and served on a number of Submarine Depot Ships in succession: Forth (1914), Dolphin (1914), Arrogant, C-32 (1914), Maidstone (1915), Dolphin (1915), Maidstone (1916), Dolphin (1916), Maidstone, E-46, E-29 (1916), Dolphin (1918), Adamant (1918) and Dolphin (1919). Downes first submarine was the C-32 and served on it from September 17, 1914 - September 30, 1915. His next submarine was the E-46, from October 1, 1915 - December 31, 1917, which operated off the German coast of the North Sea. The last submarine he served on was the E-29, from January 1, 1918 - April 22, 1918. While under the temporary command of Lt. Blackllock, the E-29 had a brush with a German U-Boat while on a North Sea patrol but nothing came of it. He was promoted to Leading Stoker on September 15, 1915 and then advanced to Stoker Petty Officer on October 17, 1917. He was released from the Royal Navy on June 8, 1919. For his War Service, he was awarded the group of three. (BGR241)","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108768895253,"sku":"GB0999","price":740.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr241a.jpg?v=1692838180"},{"product_id":"the-awards-of-erichards-hms-kenya-vs-bismarck-gb1015","title":"The Awards Of E.richards - Hms Kenya Vs Bismarck","description":"1914-15 Star (J. 3753, E. RICHARDS, L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 3753 E. RICHARDS. P.O. R.N.); Naval General Service Medal, 1 Clasp - PALESTINE 1936-1939 (CD. GNR. (T). E. RICHARDS. 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His post-war service saw multiple postings, including H.M.S. Ramillies (Battleship, 1926), Adventure (Minelayer, 1927, 1935), Montrose (Flotilla Leader, 1928), Mackay (Flotilla Leader, 1929, 1933), Comus (Cruiser, 1931), Stuart (Flotilla Leader, 1932) and Rodney (Battleship, 1935). With the onset of the Second World War in 1939, Richards was with H.M.S. Osprey, an Anti-Submarine School. By December 31, he was appointed to the Cruiser H.M.S. Kenya and during his stay, the Kenya earned multiple battle honours: Atlantic (1941), Norway (1941), Bismarck Action (1941), Malta Convoys (1940-1942) and Arctic Convoys (1941-1942). The greatest action he was involved in was the sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck on May 27, 1941 by the forces under Admiral Sir John Tovey, after a chase that lasted four days. On October 3, 1941, the Kenya sank the German U-Boat supply ship Kota Pinang, an ex-Dutch ship, in the North Atlantic. Later that year, on December 27, the Kenya led a force of British warships on a raid on Vagso, Norway, code-named Operation Archery. He did spend some time with H.M.S. Drake, the Gunnery School at Devonport in 1940 and achieved the rank of Lieutenant on February 18, 1943. From April 1943 through to October 1945, no other ships are mentioned in the Navy Lists. Richards retired on October 1, 1945. (BGR257)","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108774007061,"sku":"GB1015","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr257a.jpg?v=1692838190"},{"product_id":"united-kingdom-a-first-war-trio-to-leading-stoker-william-roper-gb4668","title":"United Kingdom. A First War Trio To Leading Stoker William Roper","description":"A First War Trio to Leading Stoker William Roper - 1914-15 Star (308685, W. ROPER, STO. 1., R.N.); British War Medal (308685 W. ROPER. L. STO. R.N.); and Victory Medal (308685 W. ROPER. L. STO. R.N.). Naming is officially impressed. Court mounted, very light contact, extremely fine. Accompanied by a duotang folder with his military biography, a copy of his Service Records, named flattened boxes that originally housed the three medals in their original addressed shipping envelope from the Admiralty and twelve black and white ship photographs.\n \nFootnote: William Roper was born on December 9, 1886 in Portsea, Hampshire. He joined the Royal Navy for twelve years' service at the Shore Base H.M.S. Nelson in Portsmouth, on August 15, 1905, with the rank of Stoker 2nd Class, having been a Sawyer in his civilian life. It was noted that he had two prominent tattoos: one of a snake on his left forearm and one of a woman's head on his right forearm. He was posted to the Shore Base H.M.S. Victory II on January 6, 1906 and was then assigned to the Battleship H.M.S. King Edward VII on January 19th. It was here that on August 2, 1906, he achieved the rank of Stoker 1st Class. His pre-war service saw him with the Shore Base H.M.S. Victory beginning on March 5, 1907, before being assigned to the Battleship H.M.S. Canopus a month later, on April 7th, following by a posting later that month to the Cruiser Essex on April 23rd. After serving five years with H.M.S. Essex, he was assigned to the Cruiser Arrogant on April 23, 1912. By the latter part of the Summer, he was posted to the Submarine Base H.M.S. Dolphin, on August 31st, as he had volunteered for submarine duty, then posted to in the new year to the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Vulcan on February 28, 1913, followed by a posting to the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Alecto on January 1, 1914. When the First World War began in August 1914, Roper had already returned to H.M.S. Vulcan the previous February 17th and was assigned to C-25, a C Class Submarine. He served under Lieutenant Henry G. Higgins. Being a small coastal submarine, he served at Dover patrolling the English Channel or at Portsmouth in the training of other submariners. He was also attached to the Depot Ships H.M.S. Maidstone on February 2, 1916 and H.M.S. Dolphin on April 16, 1916. On August 7, 1916, Roper was drafted to G-3, which was in the 11th Submarine Flotilla, based with the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Titania at Blyth. The G Class Submarines were the first to have the new 21\" torpedoes as part of their armament. With their increased range, these submarines could patrol most of the North Sea and the German coast. He was later attached in 1917 to the Depot Ships H.M.S. Dolphin on May 30th and H.M.S. Lucia on September 1st. It was during his time with Lucia that he achieved the rank of Leading Stoker on September 6, 1917. He finished out the war serving on the G Class Submarine G-14, attached to H.M.S. 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STO. 1 R.N.); Victory Medal (K. 15662 F.L. DOWN. STO. 1 R.N.); and Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George V (K. 15622 F.L. DOWN. L. STO. H.M.S. DOLPHIN.). Naming is officially impressed. Court mounted, pitting on the BWM, contact marks, better than very fine. Accompanied by a duotang folder with his military biography, copies of his Service Records, an H.M.S. Dolphin tally ribbon and thirteen black and white ship photographs.\n\n\n\n \nFootnote: Frank Leonard Down was born on November 28, 1893 in Plymouth, Devonshire, England. He enlisted for twelve years' service with the Royal Navy at the age of 18, on August 10, 1912 at H.M.S. Vivid II, the Naval Barracks at Devonport, as a Stoker 2nd Class and stated his occupation as that of Baker. Six months later, he was drafted to the 10,850 ton Devonshire Class Armoured Cruiser H.M.S. Roxburgh, on February 12, 1913, where he later achieved the rank of Stoker 1st Class on August 10, 1913. At the outbreak of the First World War, he was serving on the H.M.S. Roxburgh, which was part of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet based at Scapa Flow. On June 20th, while on patrol off the Firth of Forth, under the command of Captain B.M. Chambers, the H.M.S. Roxburgh was struck by a torpedo from a German submarine. The damage was not serious and she managed to steam into port with no casualties. After a period ashore from July 29 to December 24, 1917 at H.M.S. Vivid II, Down was drafted to H.M.S. Idaho at Milford Haven, Wales, which was a hired yacht taken over by the Royal Navy and used as a tugboat and finished out the war on this vessel. For his First World War service, he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. After the war, he returned to H.M.S. Vivid II on December 28, 1918, followed by a drafting in the new year to the 3,400 ton Light Cruiser H.M.S. Apollo, on April 1, 1919, the H.M.S. Apollo acting as a Depot Ship for the Destroyer Flotilla. After ten months with H.M.S. Apollo, he was drafted to the 3,380 ton Destroyer Depot Ship H.M.S. Woolwich, on February 3, 1920, but his stay would be a short one, as he was there only two weeks before being drafted to the 3,900 ton Light Cruiser H.M.S. Constance, on February 17th. He was almost three years with H.M.S. Constance before being drafted ashore and returning to H.M.S. Vivid II on January 4, 1923, followed by a draft at the end of the year to the 23,000 ton Battleship H.M.S. King George V, on November 26, 1923. His term with H.M.S. King George V would last only ten weeks, before being drafted to the 5,200 ton Light Cruiser H.M.S. Dartmouth, on February 1, 1924, for the next three months, then posted to H.M.S. Impregnable, the Training Establishment at Devonport, on May 6th. Down volunteered for submarine service on January 16, 1925, drafted to H.M.S. Dolphin, the Submarine Depot Ship at Gosport, \"for Submarine Training\". Upon completion of his training, he was drafted to the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Cyclops, for Mediterranean service, as part of the 1st Submarine Flotilla at Malta and assigned to the L Class Submarine L-23 on February 11th. Twenty-one months later, and still in Malta, he was drafted on November 13, 1926 to the Cruiser H.M.S. Conquest, the Submarine Depot Ship and Submarine Flotilla Leader in the Mediterranean. Shortly thereafter, he returned to England and was posted to H.M.S. Dolphin at Gosport on November 26th. It was during this second stint with H.M.S. Dolphin that he was awarded his Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on November 28th and promoted to Leading Stoker on June 16, 1927. Down was admitted to H.M.S. Haslar, the Royal Naval Hospital at Gosport on September 26, 1927 with an undisclosed illness. He was drafted to the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Ross at Portsmouth and assigned to the L Class Submarine H.M.S. L-22, as part of the 5th Submarine Flotilla, on November 11, 1927. Down was designated for Far East service and subsequently drafted to the 3,700 ton Light Cruiser H.M.S. Concord, on February 15, 1928. Upon arrival at Hong Kong, he was drafted to the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Titania on February 24, 1928 and assigned to the L Class Submarine H.M.S. L-19 on April 11th, as part of the 4th Submarine Flotilla. After two years' service in China, he returned to England on March 14, 1930 and was drafted to H.M.S. Dolphin at Gosport as \"spare crew\", then drafted to the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Lucia at The Nore in May, also as \"spare crew\", followed by a promotion to Stoker Petty Officer on September 26th. Down was retired to pension on August 10, 1934.\n\n\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108780429589,"sku":"GB4682","price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_03_1ace6afd-9c96-4973-a9ae-e7ae18d3c9ea.jpg?v=1692838210"},{"product_id":"awards-to-lthmoore-military-cross-recipient-gb1031","title":"Awards To Lt.h.moore - Military Cross Recipient","description":"British War and Victory Medals (LIEUT. H. MOORE). Naming is officially impressed. Very crisp detail, extremely fine. Accompanied by original named medal cartons (flat) and copies of entries in Gallantry Awards, Army Officers Lists and London Gazette. 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Odin in the Persian Gulf and the Pacific, between October 1909 and August 1914, guarding against pirates and gun-runners, earning him the Naval General Service Medal with Persian Gulf 1909-1914 Clasp, and became a Petty Officer in 1914. During the First World War, he is surmised to have still been on the Odin, likely in the East Indies. Upon his promotion to Gunner on September 25, 1918, he was posted to the Torpedo Boat H.M.S. 034 on October 7th and saw service in the English Channel with the Portsmouth Light Defence Flotilla. In the inter-war years, his service extended to a number of postings, the first of which was to the Depot Ship H.M.S. Hecla at Chatham, on January 31, 1920. Eight months later, he was assigned to the Cruiser H.M.S. Vindictive for D.F. \u0026amp; I. duties on October 8th. 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Excellent at Portsmouth, on August 30, 1926 and it was with St. Fagan that he saw his promotion to Commissioned Gunner on June 13, 1928. Near the end of 1928, he was assigned to the Aircraft Carrier H.M.S. Argus, as part of the Atlantic Fleet, on November 9, 1928. After having served twenty months with Argus, he was posted for one year to H.M.S. Pembroke, for Duties with the Royal Indian Marine Ship Hindustan, a Minesweeping Sloop, on July 1, 1930, before being assigned to the Cruiser H.M.S. Durban, for three years' service in America and the West Indies Station, on June 30, 1931. He followed his service with Durban with a posting to the Minesweeper H.M.S. Alresford, tender to H.M.S. Dryad, the Royal Navy Navigation School at Portsmouth, on May 22, 1934 for two years, followed by a transfer to the Monitor H.M.S. Erubus at Portsmouth, tender to H.M.S. Excellent, on June 22, 1936. In the new year, he was posted to H.M.S. Victory, the Royal Naval Barracks at Portsmouth, on January 2, 1937, where he would serve for the next thirteen months, before being placed with the Cruiser H.M.S. Danae \"in reserve\", on February 1, 1938. Darbin retired in June 1939, and is on record as being a Lieutenant (Retired) as of 1940. In the early years of the Second World War, he continued to be on the retired list, but was recalled to active service in 1941 and spent the rest of the war years at H.M.S. Excellent, the Royal Navy Gunnery School at Portsmouth. He was released from service at the close of the war in 1945. 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