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Was present at the assault and capture of Tootumdurrah, storming of Jhoolghur, the night attack on Baboo Koosh Ghur, attack on Khardurrah, storming of Khood Cabool Pass, affair at Tezeen, forcing the Jugdulluck Pass, reduction of Fort of Mamoo Khail, defence of Jellalabad and sorties on 14 November (Mentioned in despatches), 1 December 1841 and 11 March, 14 March and 1 April 1842, general action at Jellalabad (Mentioned in despatches for ?gallant conduct throughout the day? and for being ?the first of the party ..... to seize two of the enemey?s cannon?), the storming of the Jugdullock Heights, the general action at Tezeen and the recapture of Cabul. The 13th Regiment left India in December 1844. Despite his numerous and gallant services during the Afghan War promotion was slow and he was advanced by purchase to Captain on 9 April 1847. In the Crimea War he served from 30 June 1855, taking part in the battle of Tchemaya and the siege of Sebastopol. For his services he was awarded the Order of Medjidie 5th Class. He was awarded the Brevet of Major on 15 December 1854 and was advanced to that rank on 25 January 1856. In the Indian Mutiny he was employed in the Azimghur and Gorruckpore districts, and was actively employed in eight engagements. For his services he was mentioned in despatches, received the brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel and awarded the C.B. Promoted to Colonel on 4 September 1863 and Major-General on 23 March 1869, he commanded troops in Jamaica, 1872-77. He retired with the rank of Lieutenant-General on 21 September 1882. He was knighted, receiving the K.C.B. in 1896 and was Colonel of the Bedford Regiment, 1893-1900. Lieutenant-General Sir John William Cox died on 2 October 1901. 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Accompanied by copies of the Roll of Individuals entitling him to the respective clasps for the QSA and KSA.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108605153557,"sku":"GB4143","price":340.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/a_boer_war_pair__5419deac9e889.jpg?v=1692837708"},{"product_id":"a-boxer-rebellion-first-war-group-to-the-royal-navy-gb4503","title":"A Boxer Rebellion \u0026 First War Group To The Royal Navy","description":"A Boxer Rebellion \u0026amp; First War Group to the Royal Navy - China War Medal 1900 (D. MACKENZIE, COOP. CR., H.M.S. GOLIATH.); 1914-15 Star (343117, D. MACKENZIE, CPR. 2., R.N.); British War Medal (343117 D. MACKENZIE. CPR. 1 R.N.); and Victory Medal (343117 D. MACKENZIE. CPR. 1 R.N.). Naming is officially impressed on all four medals. Polished obverse on the CM, WWI medals polished on both sides, number \"2\" scratched out and replaced with an overlaying number \"1\" on th Star, contact marks, near fine. 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":"group-of-five-gb0246","title":"Group Of Five,","description":"Awarded to 281943 Sjt. Benjamin G. Miller RGA : Queen?s South Africa Medal, clasps: Cape Colony; Orange Free State; Transvaal; impressed (84104 GNR. 6TH. E.D., R.G.A.); King?s South Africa Medal, two clasps: South Africa 1901; South Africa 1902; impressed (GNR. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals, impressed (SR-6943 SJT. R.A.); Belgium, Croix de Guerre. Generally very fine. Croix De Guerre, London Gazette 15.4.18. With copy MIC ( pair confirmed as only entitlement), LG entry, SWB roll ( SWB not included ), QSA roll, service papers.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108620259605,"sku":"GB0246","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr15201.jpg?v=1692837750"},{"product_id":"crimea-pair-to-rm-gb0298","title":"Crimea Pair To R.m.","description":"Crimea Medal, one clasp: Balaklava; officially impressedin large capitals: THOS. WARNER. R.M.; Turkish Crimea Medal,British issue, ring suspension, unnamed. 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Un-mounted, light contact, edge nick on the KSA, near extremely fine. Footnote: Henry Lincoln served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Boer War. He also served with the 6th Field Ambulance, RAMC during the Great War, entering the French theatre on August 20, 1914.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108631105813,"sku":"GB3603","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/a_boer_war___old_536a78ca25d96.jpg?v=1692837781"},{"product_id":"pair-lieutenant-jf-rhodes-royal-scots-greys-gb0311","title":"Pair, Lieutenant J.f. Rhodes, Royal Scots Greys","description":"Queen?s South Africa Medal, clasps: Cape Colony; Orange Free State, engraved (Lieut. J. Fairfax Rhodes, Rl. Scots Greys); King?s South Africa Medal, clasps: South Africa 1901; South Africa 1902, engraved (Lt. J.F. Rhodes, 2\/Dgns.). Generally very fine, contained within contemporary fitted red leather case (slightly scuffed, good fine). QSA medals is missing \"Belfast\" clasp. Lieut. John Fairfax Rhodes, 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys), was killed in action at Klippan, near Springs, February 18th 1902. The only son of Fairfax Rhodes, Esq., of Brockhampton Park, Gloucestershire, and 29 Prince?s Gardens, S.W., he was born in December 1877 and educated at Eton (Miss Evans?). He entered the 2nd Dragoons in June 1899 being promoted Lieut. September 1900. He accompanied his regiment to South Africa in October 1899, and served throughout the war in the operations in the north of Cape Colony, the relief of Kimberley, and the advance on Bloemfontein and Pretoria. He subsequently served in the Transvaal. In the action in which Lieut. Rhodes was killed; his squadron was suddenly attacked by the Boers and lost three officers. The remains of Lieut. Rhodes, accompanied by an escort of a sergeant and eight men of his regiment, were brought home and buried at Charlton Abbott?s near Cheltenham.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108631695637,"sku":"GB0311","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr15801.jpg?v=1692837780"},{"product_id":"crimean-war-pair-gb0312","title":"Crimean War Pair,","description":"Sergeant Alexander Walker; Crimea Medal, three clasps: Alma; Balaklava; Sebastopol; contemporary engraved (No. 3224 Serjt. 79th. Highlanders); Turkish Crimea Medal, French issue, impressed (3224 Serjt. 79th. Cameron Highlanders). Good very fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108631793941,"sku":"GB0312","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr15901.jpg?v=1692837769"},{"product_id":"group-of-three-assistant-surgeon-ahf-lynch-gb0314","title":"Group Of Three, Assistant Surgeon A.h.f. Lynch,","description":"Army Medical Service and 12th Foot. CRIMEA 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Staff. Asst. Surgn.) contemporary engraved naming; NEW ZEALAND 1845-1866, reverse undated (Asst. Sur., 12th Foot); TURKISH CRIMEA 1855 SARDINIAN ISSUE (Staff Asst. Surgn.) contemporary engraved naming, fitted with the British Crimea Medal suspension. Good very fine. Arthur Henry Francis Lynch was born in Edinburgh on 13 August 1830. During his lifetime he gained the L.K.Q.C.P. Ireland and L.M. 1867; L.R.C.S.I. 1852; L.M. Coombe Hospital, Dublin 1853 and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Van Diemen?s Land. He was appointed Acting Assistant Surgeon on 14 December 1854 and Assistant Surgeon with the 7th Dragoons on 9 February 1855. In December 1855 he was appointed Staff Assistant Surgeon but was transferred to the reserve in August 1856. Two years later he was reappointed Staff Assistant Surgeon and on 28 January 1859 was transferred to the 12th Foot. With that regiment he served in New Zealand, 1860-61. Appointed Staff Assistant Surgeon on 22 December 1863, he retired on Half Pay on 25 November 1864 and died at Fulham on 28 November 1888. Sold with copied research. He is several times mentioned in ?Ensign Hamilton?s Letter?, which appeared in the Military Historical Society of Australia Journal, April\/June 1983. The letter from a young ensign to his father, dated 14 February 1859, reports on his voyage to India.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108632383765,"sku":"GB0314","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr16102.jpg?v=1692837776"},{"product_id":"pair-private-c-fisher-royal-marine-gb0340","title":"Pair: Private C. Fisher, Royal Marine","description":"Light Infantry; Baltic 1854-55 (C. Fisher, R.M.L.I.), officially impressed; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Canton 1857 (C. 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With the R.E. he served in Natal, April 1879-January 1880, and in Egypt, February-July 1885. Suffering an accident causing injuries to his head and abdomen at Brokenhurst Camp on 13 June 1890, he was discharged the service at Aldershot on 7 May 1892. Sold with copied service papers and roll extracts.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108657156373,"sku":"GB0457","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr17802.jpg?v=1692837849"},{"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":"indian-mutiny-pair-gb0520","title":"Indian Mutiny Pair","description":"Major General A.R.V. Crease Indian Mutiny Medal, clasp: Central India, impressed (Capt. A.R.V. Crease, Royal Engrs); Turkish Crimean Medal, Sardinian issue, contemporary privately engraved (Major A.R.V. Crease, T.C. Engineers), good very fine. Anthony Reynolds Vyvyan Crease, native of southwestern Ontario, joined the Royal Engineers as Second Lieutenant in May 1846. He served in the Crimea during the winter of 1855-56 under Sir R.H. Vivian; was second in command of the Engineer Force with the Turkish Contingent with the local rank of Major, and commanded the Engineers during the latter four months of the occupation of Kertch by the Allies (Turkish Medal). He served with the Central India Field Force under Sir Hugh Rose; was Field Engineer and commanded the 21st Company Royal Engineers during the summer of 1858, and was present at the battles of Autsee and Gwalior and capture of Gwalior (medal with clasp). He was latterly Commanding Royal Engineer, Cape of Good Hope, Natal and retired as Major-General in Jul 1885. He died at St. Leonards?s-on-Sea on 9 Oct 1892.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108670984469,"sku":"GB0520","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bcm56702.jpg?v=1692837898"},{"product_id":"an-egypt-pair-gb0529","title":"An Egypt Pair","description":"Sgt. D. Dick, 2\/High:L.I. Egypt Medal 1882-84, clasp: Tel-el-Kebir engraved in capitals (799 Sergt. D. Dick. 2\/\/High: L.I.); Khedive?s Star 1882; nearly extremely fine. 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Footnote: George Bowen was born on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1877. He achieved the ranks of Gunner, Warrant Officer (2), Warrant Officer (1) and Chief Lieutenant between 1904 and 1918. He was then named Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force on August 1, 1919. 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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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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":"a-first-war-medal-bar-to-a-battle-of-jutland-participant-gb4340","title":"A First War Medal Bar To A Battle Of Jutland Participant","description":"A First War Medal Bar to a Battle of Jutland Participant - 1914-15 Star (ART. 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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. 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Naming is officially impressed. Court-mounted, light contact, near extremely fine. 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. 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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\". (BGR239)","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108767420693,"sku":"GB0997","price":870.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr239.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. BRIGADE); and British War and Victory Medals (CH.18514 PTE. J.I. COLE. R.M.L.I.). Naming is officially impressed on all three. Board mounted, extremely fine. Also included is a duotang folder with his military biography, Brigade histories and a copy of his Service Record. Footnote: Joseph Ives Cole was born on November 4, 1896 in St. Leonard, Kent, England. He enlisted with the Royal Marines on June 11, 1914 at Chatham, listing his trade as Butcher and his religion as Church of England. At his time of enlistment, the Royal Navy had a surplus of men that they could not find ships for, so the decision was made to create a Royal Naval Division of Light Infantry, composed of one Brigade of Royal Marines, of which Cole became part of the Chatham Battalion. The other two Brigades were composed of Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel. This Division was sent to Belgium when the Germans invaded. 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. 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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. 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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. Dolphin. He was appointed to the Commander-in-Chief's staff in Plymouth, as Naval Provost Marshal, in charge of patrols, etc. at H.M.S. Drake on August 17, 1954. His lasting posting prior to retirement was to H.M.S. Phoenicia, the Naval Base at Malta, where he was again Naval Provost Marshal, from April 8, 1957 until his retirement on March 30, 1959. (BGR255)","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108772696341,"sku":"GB1013","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bgr255a.jpg?v=1692838187"},{"product_id":"a-unique-palestine-u-boat-kill-normandy-group-gb1009","title":"A Unique Palestine, U-Boat Kill \u0026 Normandy Group","description":"Naval General Service Medal, 1 Clasp - PALESTINE 1936-1939, George VI (M. 39524 E.J. ROWELL. SY. P.O. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45; and Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George VI (M. 39524 E.J. ROWELL. SY. P.O. H.M.S. ISIS). Naming is officially impressed on the NGS and RNLSGC medals. Board mounted, extremely fine. Also included is a duotang folder with his military biography and one ship photograph. Footnote: Edward John Rowell enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1924 and achieved the rank of Supply Petty Officer by 1937. He was in Palestine in 1938-1938 with the H.M.S. Isis, a newly commissioned Fleet Destroyer, where he earned the Naval General Service Medal with bar. During the first part of World War II, he apparently remained aboard H.M.S. Isis, which was credited with sinking a U-Boat in 1943. The Isis herself was sunk by a mine or torpedo on July 20, 1944 off Normandy, killing 11 officers, including her Captain Lt. H.D. Durell and 147 ratings. Rowell escaped the fate of the others on the Isis. 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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At the outbreak of the First World War, he was a Leading Seaman, which would mean he joined the Royal Navy sometime around 1909. He closed out the war as a Petty Officer. As the service records of ratings remain restricted, it is not possible to know what ships he served on until he became a Warrant Officer. Therefore, he did not complete fifteen years service in the ranks by October 1, 1925 so he did not earn a RNLSGC Medal. His trade in the ranks was that of Torpedoman. He achieved two ranks between the wars: Gunner (T) (October 1, 1925) and Commissioned Gunner (T) (October 1, 1935). 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. 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