{"title":"Europe-Great Britain-Campaign Groups \u0026 Pairs-Second World War 1939-45","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"four-flight-sergeant-wa-harris-gb0514","title":"Four, Flight Sergeant W.a. Harris,","description":"Royal Air Force: 1939-46 Star; Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany clasp; Defence and War Medals, all un named as issued, extremely fine, together with condolence slip. Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator\/Air Gunner) William Alfred Harris, 12 Squadron (Lancaster) was killed in action in the mass raid on Mailly-Le-Camp 4.5.1945 in which forty-two Lancaster?s were lost. Sold with copies of service records.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108668461333,"sku":"GB0514","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr18102.jpg?v=1692837879"},{"product_id":"wwii-order-of-st-johns-collection-gb0739","title":"Wwii Order Of St. John’s Collection","description":"Order of St. John of Jerusalem, 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defense Medal, War Medal 1939-1945. Board mounted with pin back, very fine. Accompanying this medal group are two bronze miniatures,1935-1945 Star, Italy Star, two Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Collar Tabs (20 mm x 26 mm, silvered, with brass support plate, intact lugs and pins), an 86.5 mm x 115 mm Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry steel plate (engraved \"5435790 E WILLOTT\", with \"THE DUKE OF CORNWALL'S LIGHT INFANTRY\", maker mark, and an official issue Identification Tag (stamped 455286 RUC GROVENOR) All are in very fine condition.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108710306069,"sku":"GB0739","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr1950002.jpg?v=1692838026"},{"product_id":"a-second-war-group-to-the-royal-fleet-reserve-gb4632","title":"A Second War Group To The Royal Fleet Reserve","description":"A Second War Group to the Royal Fleet Reserve - 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Atlantic Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (JX. 144439 J.C. BAILEY. PO. B. 22519 Y.S. R.F.R.). Naming is officially impressed in small capitals, better than very fine condition. Footnote: JX144439 J.C. Bailey PO Visual Signalman, Yeoman of Signals. Served on HMS Amphion (SA Station), HMS Hyperion (sunk in the Mediterranean by mine contact), HMS Aphis (coastal patrols off North Africa), HMS Belfast (Arctic convoys) and the HMS Formidable (Far East and was attacked\/damaged by Kamikaze aircraft).","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108711289109,"sku":"GB4632","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/a_second_war_gro_54ccf5daf3d30.jpg?v=1692838033"},{"product_id":"a-wwi-group-to-the-royal-marine-light-infantry-6th-battleship-squadron-gb4362","title":"A Wwi Group To The Royal Marine Light Infantry; 6Th Battleship Squadron","description":"A WWI Group to the Royal Marine Light Infantry; 6th Battleship Squadron - 1914-15 Star (CH. 17552, PTE. G.W. SUDLOW, R.M.L.I.); British War Medal (CH. 17552 PTE. G.W. SUDLOW. R.M.L.I.); Victory Medal (CH. 17552 PTE. G.W. SUDLOW. R.M.L.I.); Imperial Service Medal, ERII (GEORGE WILLIAM SUDLOW); and Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (CH. 17552 (B. 3014) G.W. SUDLOW. MNE. R.F.R.). Naming is officially impressed. Court-mounted, dark patinas on the silver medals, contact marks and surface wear, very fine. Accompanied by a duotang folder with his military biography, a copy of his Service Records and nine black and white ship photographs.\n\n Footnote: George William Sudlow was born September 21, 1898 in Bradley, Cheshire. He enlisted for twelve years' service, with the Royal Marines at the Recruiting Depot in Birmingham, on September 2, 1912, three weeks shy of his fourteenth birthday, naming his next-of-kin as his uncle, Arthur Wooley of Ightfield, Whitchurch, Shropshire and stating his occupation as that of Farm Labourer. He was posted to the Royal Marine Light Infantry Depot at H.M.S. Chatham on June 12, 1913. He began regular service with the Battleship H.M.S. Russell, as part of the 6th Battleship Squadron serving in the Nore, located at the mouth of the Thames Estuary, on November 20, 1913 and continued to serve with her in the early years of the First World War. He returned to H.M.S. Chatham on June 16, 1915, one of many postings he would see there over his naval career. He was drafted to Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Bonaventure, on November 12, 1915, serving almost two years, before returning to H.M.S. Chatham on October 26, 1917. Sudlow finished out his war service on the River Class Gunboat H.M.S. Humber in the Mediterranean, beginning on March 4, 1918, before returning to H.M.S. Chatham on April 28, 1919. For his First World War service, Sudlow was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Post-War, he was posted to the Battleship H.M.S. Hannibal on June 20, 1919, followed by a transfer to the Battleship H.M.S. Caesar on October 25, 1919, then a posting to the Accommodation Ship H.M.S. Egmont on January 4, 1920. He returned to H.M.S. Chatham on February 23, 1920, then posted six weeks later to the Depot at Osea Island, Essex on April 5, 1920. After thirteen months at Osea Island, he once again returned to H.M.S. Chatham on May 3, 1921, before joining No. 11 Royal Marine Light Infantry Battalion on July 1, 1921. The Fall of 1921 saw Sudlow posted to the Battleship H.M.S. Ramillies on October 21, 1921, the posting lasting almost two years before his return to H.M.S. Chatham on September 21, 1923. He was drafted by the Cruiser H.M.S. Weymouth on October 23, 1923, then posted to H.M.S. Chatham on December 3, 1923, before being re-assigned to the Cruiser H.M.S. Caledon on December 28, 1923. He returned to H.M.S. Chatham on August 15, 1924, where he finished his Royal Marine Light Infantry career. When his term of enlistment expired in 1924, Sudlow joined the Royal Naval Fleet Reserve on September 3, 1924 for an additional eight years' service with the Chatham Division until September 20, 1932. After fifteen years' service, he was awarded the Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Upon his discharge from Active Service, Sudlow joined the Civil Service and was later awarded the Imperial Service Medal for twenty-five years' faithful service, then retired.\n \n\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108765815061,"sku":"GB4362","price":385.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_02_9cc6cc8a-8dbe-491f-9d9c-9ecad01f9872.jpg?v=1692838192"},{"product_id":"able-seaman-jh-smith-rn-london-fire-brigade-gb0997","title":"Able Seaman J.h. Smith- Rn \u0026 London Fire Brigade","description":"1914-15 Star (221225, J.H. SMITH, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (221225 J.H. SMITH. A.B. R.N.); Coronation Medal 1911, London Fire Brigade (FIREMAN J.H. SMITH.); London Fire Brigade Good Service Medal (FIREMAN J.H. SMITH.); and Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George V (221225 (P.O. B 3921) J.H. SMITH. A.B. R.F.R.). Naming is officially impressed on all six. Board mounted, extremely fine. Also included are duotang folders with his military and fireman biographies, a copy of his Service Record, along with eight ship photographs. Footnote: John Henry Smith was born on June 21, 1886 in Bermondsey, London. He enlisted with the Royal Navy on June 21, 1902, stating his trade as Labourer and beginning service as a Boy Seaman 2nd Class attached to the Training Ship for Boy Seaman, H.M.S. Impregnable. He was then assigned to H.M.S. Agincourt, an Ironclad Frigate, in November 1902. By April 1903, he had become a Boy Seaman 1st Class and in December 1903, was with H.M.S. Vernon at the Naval Base in Portsmouth. He signed on for twelve years service on June 25, 1904 and saw promotions to the ranks of Ordinary Seaman (June 25, 1904) and Able Seaman (July 2, 1906), serving aboard a variety of ships, including H.M.S. St. George (Cruiser, 1904), Magestic (Battleship, 1904), Victory 1 (Naval Depot, 1906), Hecla (Depot Ship, 1907), Blenheim (Cruiser, 1908), Blake (Cruiser, 1910) and returning to Victory 1 (December 5, 1910). Smith did not complete the twelve years service he had signed on for with the Royal Navy but purchased his discharge. He then entered the Royal Fleet Reserve, where after a combined total of fifteen years service, he was awarded the Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. It is probable, that after his release from active service, that he joined the London Fire Brigade, earning the George V Coronation Medal on June 22, 1911, either as a member of the actual parade itself or lining the parade route. Smith was recalled to active duty from his civilian ocuupation of fireman upon the outbreak of World War I and was drafted to the Battleship H.M.S. Glory, in the 8th Battleship Squadron, seeing service in the Western Atlantic in 1914. After a brief stop at the Gunnery School, H.M.S. Excellent in Portsmouth in 1916, he returned to Glory in August 1917, stationed in the Mediterranean Sea, in support of the landings at Gallipoli and the Dardanelles. He then was sent to the Naval Depot H.M.S. Victory 1 on October 22, 1917, where he was demobilized on November 11, 1917, so that he could rejoin the London Fire Brigade. He was later awarded the London Fire Brigade medal in bronze for \"good service\". 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DOLPHIN.). Naming is officially impressed on the NGSM and the RNLSGCM, the Second World War medals are un-named. Court mounted, original ribbons, edge nicks on the latter two, light contact, near extremely fine. Accompanied by a duotang folder with his military biography, a copy of his Service Records, pertinent articles and ten black and white ship photographs.\n\n \nFootnote: Eric Arthur Bridges was born on May 26, 1919 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Seaman, on July 28, 1936 at the age of 17. He was drafted to H.M.S. Vernon, the Torpedo School at Portsmouth, where he qualified as a Seaman Torpedoman. He saw two rank promotions before the outbreak of the Second World War: to Ordinary Seaman on May 26, 1937 and to Able Seaman on May 26, 1938. Bridges was drafted to the Depot Ship H.M.S. Dolphin on March 13, 1939, \"for Submarine Training\", then transferred to H.M.S. Titania, as part of the 6th Submarine Flotilla and assigned to the H Class Submarine H.M.S. H-43 for five days, from April 23 to 28, 1939, before returned to H.M.S. Dolphin. He was again drafted to H.M.S. Titania, as part of the 6th Submarine Flotilla and assigned to H-33, from August 2 to 20, 1939. His next draft would become his most famous one, to the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Cyclops at Harwich for service with the submarine H.M.S. Sunfish, on December 14, 1939. The H.M.S. Sunfish Captain was Lieutenant Commander Jack Slaughter, who won the Distinguished Service Order for his exploits. The submarine's first torpedo attack on February 19, 1940 was an unsuccessful one. In early April, on patrol off Norway, H.M.S. Sunfish sank three ships, the Merchant Vessels Amasis, Antares and Florida, totalling 12,034 tons and damaged another ship of 2,448 tons. H.M.S. Sunfish, along with the rest of the 3rd Submarine Flotilla and the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Cyclops were transferred to a new base at Rosyth for a refit on May 9, 1940. Further patrols were made off Norway in August and September 1940 without successes. On November 15th, she attacked a convoy off Norway but no damage or sinkings were claimed, however, on December 5, 1940, the H.M.S. Sunfish had better luck, as she sank the 2,182 ton Finnish Steamer Oscar Midling. In March 1941, the H.M.S. Sunfish was stationed in the Bay of Biscay and off Brest, to try to thwart the breakouts of the German Battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst. This operation was not successful, as both ships escaped to the German port of Kiel. Bridges left H.M.S. Sunfish on August 28, 1941 but it is not clear as to what his next draft was. What is clear is that he was drafted to H.M.S. Vernon, the Torpedo School at Portsmouth in late 1941, where he completed the Torpedo Pistol Course on November 15th and the Mining Course on November 20th. With the rapid construction of new submarines, new crews had to be trained. On October 1, 1942, Bridges was posted to H.M.S. P-512, an old ex-United States Submarine (formerly R-17 in the U.S. Navy and built at the Union Iron Yard in 1912). H.M.S. P-512 was based at H.M.S. Malabar, the Naval Base at Ireland Island in Bermuda, where the new submarine volunteers were trained. It was during this time that he achieved the rank of Leading Seaman (Temporary) on May 12, 1943. After almost eleven months, he returned to the United Kingdom on August 24, 1943. That Fall, he was drafted to H.M.S. Marlborough for his \"Leading Torpedo Operator Course\" on October 8, 1943 and successfully completed it. On January 26, 1944, he was drafted to the Depot Ship H.M.S. Dolphin, as part of the 6th Submarine Squadron, assigned to H.M.S. P-556 (the former U.S.Navy submarine S-29, which was built by the Bethlehem Steel Company in 1924), a similar vessel as the previously mentioned H.M.S. P-512. Bridges was drafted to H.M.S. Pembroke, the Royal Naval Barracks at Chatham, \"for Petty Officer's Course\", on March 4, 1944 and was promoted to Leading Seaman later in the month, on March 28th, after which he returned to H.M.S. P-556. He then went into General Service on September 22nd, completing his war service in the Surface Fleet. For his Second World War service, he was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the Atlantic Star and the War Medal 1939-1945. After the war, while still in General Service, he served in the Mediterranean and was awarded the Naval General Service Medal with Palestine Clasp 1945-1948. He returned to submarines on June 9, 1948, drafted to the Depot Ship H.M.S. Dolphin and assigned to H.M.S. Artemis. However, the order was cancelled and he was re-assigned to the submarine H.M.S. Totem on July 16, 1948. While with H.M.S. Totem, he was promoted to the ranks of Petty Officer (Temporary) on February 14, 1949 and Petty Officer on June 1, 1949. Bridges later qualified T.D. 2 on May 31, 1950, T.D. 1 on August 24, 1951 and T.A.S. on May 2, 1952 at H.M.S. Vernon. Three days after his qualification to T.A.S., he was drafted to the Depot Ship H.M.S. Dolphin and assigned to H.M.S. Aurochs, on May 5, 1952. After one month with H.M.S. Aurochs, he was drafted to the Depot Ship H.M.S. Maidstone and assigned to the submarine H.M.S. Thermopylae, on June 5th, until June 30th. After embarkation leave, Bridges was sent to the Far East and drafted to the Depot Ship H.M.S. Terror, assigned to the submarine H.M.S. Telemachus for a six months tour of duty, on August 4, 1954. Upon return from the Far East, he reverted to General Service on February 5, 1955 until his pensioned retirement on October 4, 1959 at the age of 40. He was awarded his Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct while with H.M.S. 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Also included is a duotang folder with his extensive military biography, copies of his Service Records, a letter from the office of the Chief of the Polish Navy in London, his Royal Naval Warrant Patrol Card, a Polish identification card, an acknowledgement letter that he was cited in the London Gazette on February 8, 1944 as mentioned in a Despatch for distinguished service from the First Lord of the Admiralty, research articles, plus two sailor and ten ship photographs. Footnote: Stephen John Fovargue was born on May 25, 1917 and joined the Royal Navy on November 1, 1939 as Lieutenant, after having successfully completed his Lieutenant's Course at Greenwich. His first ship was H.M.S. Esk, a Destroyer engaged in minelaying in Norwegian territorial waters during April 1940. On May 6, he volunteered for submarine service. On August 31, 1940, H.M.S. Esk hit a mine and was lost along with 9 officers and 151 ratings, with Fovargue no longer a part of her crew. After his initial training at H.M.S. Dolphin for submarine courses, he was posted to the Depot Ships H.M.S. Forth (June), Maidstone (September) and Titania (October), where he was \"spare crew\". During this period, he did several patrols in the Polish submarine Wilk as a Liaison Officer. For this service, he was awarded the Polish Cross of Valour (Krzyz Walecznych), the second highest decoration for individual acts of gallantry, in September 1941. As stated in the letter from the Vice-Admiral of the Polish Navy, \"in recognition of your (Fovargue's) gallant and brave conduct during operations with the Polish Navy in the struggle for the common cause.\" His next submarine was H.M.S. Trident, joining her in October 1940. Under Commander G.M. Sladen, he took part in the 14th and 15th war patrols, in the Bay of Biscay area. Trident arrived for a refit on January 16, 1941, Fovargue leaving her and going to Dolphin to pick up H.M.S. Olympus in February, which was due to return to the Mediterranean, based in Gibraltar. The Olympus made patrols in the Western Mediterranean, off Sardinia and the west coast of Italy. He became the ship's First Lieutenant under Commander Dick Dymott. Olympus also did storing trips to beseiged Malta, taking valuable cargo of foodstuffs, ammunition and spare parts to the island. According to record, he became sick at Gibraltar on April 20, 1942 and was hospitalized there. Olympus left for Matla with another cargo of supplies and personnel, arriving safely. On May 8, 1942, the Olympus struck an enemy mine while leaving Malta with a total 0f 98 officers and men aboard, some of whom were survivors of P 36 and P 39, which had been bombed in Malta harbour. Athough most survived the mining, only 9 survived the long swim to shore. Fovargue was then sent home to England, where he picked up H.M.S. Oberon, a submarine which was being used for training purposes, on June 4, 1942. That September saw him at H.M.S. Elfin, which was a training base at Blyth, where he was a Training Instructor. On February 23, 1943, he joined H.M.S. Ultor, under the command of Lieutenant George Hunt. Ultor had done working trials and completed its first war patrol off North Cape, Northern Norway, returning to England to prepare to depart for the Mediterranean. Fovargue replace the Ultor's previous First Lieutenant, who was taking his submarine course. The Ultor reached Gibraltar on March 23, and joined the 10th Submarine Flotilla. He did five war patrols in the Ultor, which it is claimed had the highest percentage of torpedo hits in British submarine history. During these patrols, the Ultor sank five ships and Fovargue was Mentioned in Despatches. His commanding officer, George Hunt, must have thought very highly of Fovargue because he recommended him for the submarine Commanding Officer's course. He left the Ultor on July 25 and on August 2, took his C.O.'s cousre at H.M.S. Dolphin. He took command of H.M.S. Varagian, a more modern version of the U Class submarines on November 22, 1943 at Dundee. Varagian was in dock for repairs and had already done two patrols off Norway under her skipper, Lieutenant J. Nash, DSC but without any success against the enemy. On completion of repairs, on December 28, 1943, Fovargue took Varagian around to the Clyde, where she joined the 7th Submarine Flotilla at Rothesay for Anti-Submarine Training with newly commissioned Escort ships. On April 15, 1944, he was relieved of command and went to Tyneside, Vickers-Armstrong Yard, to stand by H.M.S. Virulant, which was then fitting out, taking command of her on May 15. He read the commissioning warrant in August 1944 and the boat was ready for service at the end of September. The Virulent arrived in the Clyde to do the usual trials and working up to practices, later assigned to Rothesay in December 1944 for the monotonous A.S.T. running from Campbelltown to Tobermory. On March 19, 1945, he was again relieved of his command and this time, posted to H.M.S. Dolphin as a spare Commanding Officer. Fovargue did not do any war patrols in either Varagian and Virulent, doing routine but necessary tasks of helping in the training of surface craft to detect submarines. May 5, 1946 saw him taking a couse in Bathythermo Graphic Duties. After the war was over, on June 25, 1946, he took command of one of the larger T Class Submarines, the H.M.S. Trespasser, until October 14, 1947, when he became a spare Commanding Officer once again with the Depot Ship H.M.S. Montclare. He rose in rank again, this time to Lieutenant Commander on November 1, 1947. As an additional C.O., he took passage from the Naval Base H.M.S. Triumph to Dolphin, then to H.M.S. Terror, the Naval Base at Singapore on September 15, 1949. He took command of another T Class Submarine on September 4, 1950, the H.M.S. Thorough. On August 7, 1952, he became another additional spare C.O. at H.M.S. 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As of February 24, 1944, he had been promoted to Warrant Stores Officer, then, Commissioned Stores Officer, posted to H.M.S. Avalon, which was stationed at the Shore Base in St. John's Newfoundland, on loan to the Royal Canadian Navy. Post-war, he saw service with H.M.S. Mercury, Royal Naval Signal School Leydene House at East Meon (November 1945) and H.M.S. Defiance, Shore Base at Devonport (October 1947). By 1951, he was retired but had been recalled to service, this time with H.M.S. Curlew, Royal Naval Air Station, St. Merryn (October 1952, wher he has achieved the rank of Senior Commissioned Stores Officer). Rowell was still in the Royal Navy when he died on April 26, 1955, passing away in the Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse. 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Bargrove served as an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy during the Great War, earning him the WWI Pair. Between the wars, he achieved the rank of Petty Officer and was awarded the RNLSGCM. He continued serving in the Royal Navy and during 1939, his vessel, the submarine HMS Oxley, was based at Portsmouth as part of the 5th Submarine Flotilla. He was activated when hostilities broke out at the start of September 1939, the beginning of World War II, with tensions running high in the North Atlantic. Following the outbreak of Second World War, HMS Oxley was assigned to patrol duties off the coast of Norway with the pennant number 55. On September 10, 1939, HMS Triton was also patrolling in the area. The two submarines had been in regular contact, and when HMS Triton spotted an unidentified submarine in the area, it was initially assumed that this was HMS Oxley. Recognition codes sent by signal light to the unknown boat were not responded to, causing HMS Triton's commander to assume that she was an enemy submarine and fired two torpedoes accordingly. HMS Oxley was the target, with both torpedoes hitting and sinking her. Only two sailors survived and were recovered by HMS Triton. One of the fifty-three casualties was Petty Officer R.E.J. Bargrove. A Board of Enquiry found that HMS Oxley was out of position and that HMS Triton had acted correctly and was not culpable for the sinking. HMS Oxley was operating from Dundee, Scotland with the 2nd Submarine Flotilla when she was lost. Bargrove, along with the other fifty-two members of the crew are commemorated on the Dundee International Submarine Memorial. HMS Oxley was the first British submarine lost during World War II.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109984620821,"sku":"GB3581","price":485.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_10_32a6bd9a-6029-4ce8-a7be-3e64d56fd15d.jpg?v=1692842834"},{"product_id":"a-second-war-air-efficiency-award-group-gb4504","title":"A Second War Air Efficiency Award Group","description":"A Second War Air Efficiency Award Group - Defence Medal; 1939-45 War Medal (these two unnamed as issued); Air Efficiency Award, George VI (IND.IMP) engraved to: 805262 L.A.C. W.GREGORY A.A.F. 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His trade was listed as Coppersmith when he joined the Royal Navy, as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on October 14, 1903 at Portsmouth. His first posting was with the Armoured Cruiser H.M.S. Warrior on December 15, 1903. Service on the Warrior was followed with postings with Erubus (1904), Exmouth (Battleship, 1904), Victory II (Shore Base, 1905, 1908, 1912), Barfleur (Battleship, 1906), Duncan (Battleship, 1906) and Liverpool (Cruiser, 1910), He saw prmotions in rank to E.R.A. 4th Class (January 25, 1905), E.R.A. 3rd Class (November 25, 1906) and E.R.A. 2nd Class (October 12, 1910). After Submarine Training at the Submarine Base H.M.S. Dolphin, he was drafted to the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S. Maidstone on November 11,1912, which was attached to the 8th Submarine Flotilla at Portsmouth. On April 1, 1914, Harvey was drafted to the Submarine Depot Ship H.M.S.Adamant, again with the 8th Submarine Flotilla. 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