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Canada. An First & Second War Porter Family Group
Canada. An First & Second War Porter Family Group
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862836 Lance Corporal Joseph Porter, 180th Infantry Battalion "Sportsmen Battalion", 123rd Infantry Battalion "Royal Grenadier Overseas Battalion 10th Regiment": British War Medal (862836 L. CPL. J. PORTER. 123-CAN.INF.); and Victory Medal (862836 L. CPL. J. PORTER. 123-CAN.INF.). Naming is officially impressed, Unmounted, original ribbons, bruising on the BWM, gilt wear on the VM. Accompanied by his Identification Tag (bakelite, obverse stamped "862836 L CPL J PORTER", reverse stamped "123 CANADIANS CE", 32 mm (w) x 37 mm (h)); a 123rd Infantry Battalion "Royal Grenadier Overseas Battalion 10th Regiment" Cap Badge (browning copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO" on the reverse, 47.2 mm (w) x 46.5 mm (h), intact lugs and pin); a Pair of Canada General Service Shoulder Titles (bronze, unmarked, 14.5 mm (w) x 50.5 mm (h) each, both with intact lugs, one with a pin); a Canada General Service Cap Badge (browning copper, maker marked "RODEN BROS TORONTO" on the reverse, 38 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), intact lugs and pin); a Canada General Service Collar Tab Pair (browning copper, one is maker marked "BIRKS 1915", the other maker marked "BIRKS 1916", both marked on their reverses, 26 mm (w) x 29.5 mm (h) each, intact lugs and pins); and a Grenadiers Collar Tab Pair (bronze, unmarked, 13.7 mm (w) x 31 mm (h) each, intact lugs and pins); along with two Photographs (first photo is black and white, matte finish, illustrating Porter with another soldier, both in uniform in a studio setting, 83 mm (w) x 133 mm (h); second photo is black white, matte finish, illustrating a standing Porter in civilian clothing, in a studio setting, 82 mm (w) x 133 mm (h), mounted to a 120 mm (w) x 195 mm (h) card and studio marked "A Portrait by Horace Dudley"). Joseph Porter's brother, D/M 35886 Sick Berth Petty Officer Baden Robert Porter, Royal Navy, KIA: 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; and War Medal 1939-1945. Un-named as issued. Un-mounted, original ribbons. Accompanied by a Note from the Admiralty Confirming His Death (dated February 18, 1942, stating "THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT according to Admiralty records Baden Robert Porter Sick Berth Petty Officer Official Number D/M 35886 Royal Navy is presumed to have died on 17th January, 1942 - On War Service.", signed by the Director of Navy Accounts, 111 mm (w) x 178 mm (h)), along with a Photograph of Porter in his white Naval Uniform (black and white, colourized, gloss finish, postcard style backer inscribed in handwritten black ink "To my Precious Olive with Fond Love from Bobbie xxxx JUNE 1929", 83 mm (w) x 133 mm (h)); Baden Robert Porter's son, Edward Robert Thomas Porter: 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; and War Medal 1939-1945. Un-named as issued. Un-mounted, original ribbons. Very Fine.
Footnote: Joseph Porter was born on March 25, 1879 in London, England, the son of John Porter and Esther Susannah Porter. He was a resident of Toronto, Ontario, when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (862836) with the 180th Infantry Battalion "Sportsmen Battalion", on March 3, 1916 in Toronto, at the age of 36, naming his next-of-kin as his wife, Alfreda Porter of Toronto. stating that he had three years' previous service as a Private with the 2nd G.R.E., that he was Married, that his religion was Church of England and that his trade was that of Decorator (Painter). He was appointed Lance Corporal on June 22, 1916. The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the S.S. Olympic on November 14, 1916, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel R.H. Greer with a strength of 31 officers and 833 other ranks, arriving in England on November 20th. Forty-seven days after arriving in England, he was struck off strength to the 3rd Reserve Battalion on January 6, 1917. He was soon to see service in the French theatre, reverting to the rank of Private on April 21, 1917 and transferred to the 123rd Infantry Battalion in France on April 22nd, which had been re-designated the 123rd Pioneer Battalion, Royal Grenadiers. Private Porter was in action at Ypres when he suffered gas poisoning from an exploding shell, on October 31, 1917. He was initially treated at No. 3 Canadian Field Ambulance on November 1st, then transferred to No. 64 Casualty Clearing Station on November 2nd, before being admitted to No. 18 General Hospital Dannes at Camiers on November 3rd. After nine days, he was transferred to No. 6 Convalescent Depot at Etaples on November 12th, then transferred again, this time to No. 14 Convalescent Depot at Boulogne on November 14th. After sixty-three days recuperation at Boulogne, he was discharged to details on January 16, 1918. He was posted to the Canadian Labour Pool on February 2, 1918.
He was struck off strength to the 2nd Canadian Infantry W. Battalion on May 2, 1918 and was posted to the Base "Unfit" on May 7th. His symptoms from the gas attack continued, forcing his admission to No. 10 Canadian General Hospital at Le Treport on May 26, 1918. He was subsequently invalided to England, where he was admitted to No. 11 Canadian General Hospital, Moore Barracks at Shorncliffe, on May 27th for an extended period. Early in the following year, Porter was attached to the Canadian Concentration Camp at Rhyl at Ripon for return to Canada, on February 25, 1919. In his Medical History of an Invalid, dated March 10, 1919 at No. 11 Canadian General Hospital, Moore Barracks at Shorncliffe, the doctor detailed the circumstances and Porter's condition after his gas poisoning on October 31, 1917 at Ypres. The doctor noted that Porter had "DAH" (Disordered Action of the Heart, otherwise known as Soldier's Heart or Effort Syndrome, and was thought to result from a combination of over exertion, mental stress and fatigue) and stated that since the incident, he complained of "Dyspuoia" on exertion and "Giddiness" on stooping and on exertion. He was declared Category "B" (for Service Abroad, not General Service).
Three weeks later, he embarked Liverpool, England aboard the S.S. Megantic on April 1, 1919, arriving in Canada on April 9th. 862836 Lance Corporal Joseph Porter, 180th Infantry Battalion, 123rd Infantry Battalion was discharged upon demobilization at No. 2 District Depot in Toronto, on April 11, 1919, credited with having served in Canada, England, France and Belgium, entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Class "A", number 289860. For his First World War service, he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He died on May 5, 1962, at the age of 83. His wife, Alfreda Porter of Scarborough, Ontario reported his death to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Joseph Porter's brother, Baden Robert Porter was born on April 29, 1900 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the son of John Porter and Esther Susannah Porter. He was married to Olive Maud Porter of Plymouth, England. Baden Robert Porter enlisted for service in the Royal Navy (M.35886), after the First World War, on October 5, 1920, serving initially with Vivid III, where he would serve until April 10, 1928, finishing with Vivid II. He re-enlisted a year later, on April 14, 1929, his first posting to the County-Class Heavy Cruiser HMS Cornwall. He was serving with the Tribal Class Destroyer HMS Matabele (G 26), which was completed in January 1939, with a complement of 238 officers and men including Porter, when the ship was recruited to escort convoy PQ-8 from the United Kingston to Murmansk in northwest Russia, entering via the Barrents Sea. HMS Matabele (G 26), commanded by A.C. Stanford, DSC, RN, was near its destination on January 17, 1942, when at 22:21 hours, it was hit by one torpedo from U-454 in the stern, the U-boat commanded by Burckhard Hackländer. The U-boat itself had reported an earlier hit on a destroyer at 18:54 hours and a previous shot that missed (all attacks likely against the same destroyer). The torpedo caused the magazines of HMS Matabele to blow up and the ship sank within two minutes off Kola Inlet (69° 21'N, 35° 27'E - Grid AC 8945).
The survivors were unable to release the Carley floats because they were frozen in their lashings and had to jump overboard. Some of them were killed when the depth charges of the sinking destroyer detonated, but most died of hypothermia in the icy water before they could be rescued. Only two of the four men picked up by HMS Harrier (J 71), captained by E.P. Hinton, DSO, RN, survived. In all, 236 died and only two survived the ordeal. D/M 35886 Sick Berth Petty Officer Baden Robert Porter, Royal Navy was Killed in Action on Saturday, January 17, 1942, at the age of 41 and is remembered with honour on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, Panel 71, Column 2, which lists some 23,228 casualties. For his Second World War service, he was posthumously awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the Atlantic Star and the War Medal 1939-1945. Baden Robert Porter's son, Edward Robert Thomas Porter was born on October 18, 1924 in East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devonshire, England. Like his father, he also served overseas during the Second World War and for his service, he was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal and the War Medal 1939-1945. He was married to Anita Lea Porter-Wells (1921-1994) and died in 1995 in Wellington, Ontario, at the age of 71.
862836 Lance Corporal Joseph Porter, 180th Infantry Battalion "Sportsmen Battalion", 123rd Infantry Battalion "Royal Grenadier Overseas Battalion 10th Regiment": British War Medal (862836 L. CPL. J. PORTER. 123-CAN.INF.); and Victory Medal (862836 L. CPL. J. PORTER. 123-CAN.INF.). Naming is officially impressed, Unmounted, original ribbons, bruising on the BWM, gilt wear on the VM. Accompanied by his Identification Tag (bakelite, obverse stamped "862836 L CPL J PORTER", reverse stamped "123 CANADIANS CE", 32 mm (w) x 37 mm (h)); a 123rd Infantry Battalion "Royal Grenadier Overseas Battalion 10th Regiment" Cap Badge (browning copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO" on the reverse, 47.2 mm (w) x 46.5 mm (h), intact lugs and pin); a Pair of Canada General Service Shoulder Titles (bronze, unmarked, 14.5 mm (w) x 50.5 mm (h) each, both with intact lugs, one with a pin); a Canada General Service Cap Badge (browning copper, maker marked "RODEN BROS TORONTO" on the reverse, 38 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), intact lugs and pin); a Canada General Service Collar Tab Pair (browning copper, one is maker marked "BIRKS 1915", the other maker marked "BIRKS 1916", both marked on their reverses, 26 mm (w) x 29.5 mm (h) each, intact lugs and pins); and a Grenadiers Collar Tab Pair (bronze, unmarked, 13.7 mm (w) x 31 mm (h) each, intact lugs and pins); along with two Photographs (first photo is black and white, matte finish, illustrating Porter with another soldier, both in uniform in a studio setting, 83 mm (w) x 133 mm (h); second photo is black white, matte finish, illustrating a standing Porter in civilian clothing, in a studio setting, 82 mm (w) x 133 mm (h), mounted to a 120 mm (w) x 195 mm (h) card and studio marked "A Portrait by Horace Dudley"). Joseph Porter's brother, D/M 35886 Sick Berth Petty Officer Baden Robert Porter, Royal Navy, KIA: 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; and War Medal 1939-1945. Un-named as issued. Un-mounted, original ribbons. Accompanied by a Note from the Admiralty Confirming His Death (dated February 18, 1942, stating "THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT according to Admiralty records Baden Robert Porter Sick Berth Petty Officer Official Number D/M 35886 Royal Navy is presumed to have died on 17th January, 1942 - On War Service.", signed by the Director of Navy Accounts, 111 mm (w) x 178 mm (h)), along with a Photograph of Porter in his white Naval Uniform (black and white, colourized, gloss finish, postcard style backer inscribed in handwritten black ink "To my Precious Olive with Fond Love from Bobbie xxxx JUNE 1929", 83 mm (w) x 133 mm (h)); Baden Robert Porter's son, Edward Robert Thomas Porter: 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; and War Medal 1939-1945. Un-named as issued. Un-mounted, original ribbons. Very Fine.
Footnote: Joseph Porter was born on March 25, 1879 in London, England, the son of John Porter and Esther Susannah Porter. He was a resident of Toronto, Ontario, when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (862836) with the 180th Infantry Battalion "Sportsmen Battalion", on March 3, 1916 in Toronto, at the age of 36, naming his next-of-kin as his wife, Alfreda Porter of Toronto. stating that he had three years' previous service as a Private with the 2nd G.R.E., that he was Married, that his religion was Church of England and that his trade was that of Decorator (Painter). He was appointed Lance Corporal on June 22, 1916. The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the S.S. Olympic on November 14, 1916, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel R.H. Greer with a strength of 31 officers and 833 other ranks, arriving in England on November 20th. Forty-seven days after arriving in England, he was struck off strength to the 3rd Reserve Battalion on January 6, 1917. He was soon to see service in the French theatre, reverting to the rank of Private on April 21, 1917 and transferred to the 123rd Infantry Battalion in France on April 22nd, which had been re-designated the 123rd Pioneer Battalion, Royal Grenadiers. Private Porter was in action at Ypres when he suffered gas poisoning from an exploding shell, on October 31, 1917. He was initially treated at No. 3 Canadian Field Ambulance on November 1st, then transferred to No. 64 Casualty Clearing Station on November 2nd, before being admitted to No. 18 General Hospital Dannes at Camiers on November 3rd. After nine days, he was transferred to No. 6 Convalescent Depot at Etaples on November 12th, then transferred again, this time to No. 14 Convalescent Depot at Boulogne on November 14th. After sixty-three days recuperation at Boulogne, he was discharged to details on January 16, 1918. He was posted to the Canadian Labour Pool on February 2, 1918.
He was struck off strength to the 2nd Canadian Infantry W. Battalion on May 2, 1918 and was posted to the Base "Unfit" on May 7th. His symptoms from the gas attack continued, forcing his admission to No. 10 Canadian General Hospital at Le Treport on May 26, 1918. He was subsequently invalided to England, where he was admitted to No. 11 Canadian General Hospital, Moore Barracks at Shorncliffe, on May 27th for an extended period. Early in the following year, Porter was attached to the Canadian Concentration Camp at Rhyl at Ripon for return to Canada, on February 25, 1919. In his Medical History of an Invalid, dated March 10, 1919 at No. 11 Canadian General Hospital, Moore Barracks at Shorncliffe, the doctor detailed the circumstances and Porter's condition after his gas poisoning on October 31, 1917 at Ypres. The doctor noted that Porter had "DAH" (Disordered Action of the Heart, otherwise known as Soldier's Heart or Effort Syndrome, and was thought to result from a combination of over exertion, mental stress and fatigue) and stated that since the incident, he complained of "Dyspuoia" on exertion and "Giddiness" on stooping and on exertion. He was declared Category "B" (for Service Abroad, not General Service).
Three weeks later, he embarked Liverpool, England aboard the S.S. Megantic on April 1, 1919, arriving in Canada on April 9th. 862836 Lance Corporal Joseph Porter, 180th Infantry Battalion, 123rd Infantry Battalion was discharged upon demobilization at No. 2 District Depot in Toronto, on April 11, 1919, credited with having served in Canada, England, France and Belgium, entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Class "A", number 289860. For his First World War service, he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He died on May 5, 1962, at the age of 83. His wife, Alfreda Porter of Scarborough, Ontario reported his death to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Joseph Porter's brother, Baden Robert Porter was born on April 29, 1900 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the son of John Porter and Esther Susannah Porter. He was married to Olive Maud Porter of Plymouth, England. Baden Robert Porter enlisted for service in the Royal Navy (M.35886), after the First World War, on October 5, 1920, serving initially with Vivid III, where he would serve until April 10, 1928, finishing with Vivid II. He re-enlisted a year later, on April 14, 1929, his first posting to the County-Class Heavy Cruiser HMS Cornwall. He was serving with the Tribal Class Destroyer HMS Matabele (G 26), which was completed in January 1939, with a complement of 238 officers and men including Porter, when the ship was recruited to escort convoy PQ-8 from the United Kingston to Murmansk in northwest Russia, entering via the Barrents Sea. HMS Matabele (G 26), commanded by A.C. Stanford, DSC, RN, was near its destination on January 17, 1942, when at 22:21 hours, it was hit by one torpedo from U-454 in the stern, the U-boat commanded by Burckhard Hackländer. The U-boat itself had reported an earlier hit on a destroyer at 18:54 hours and a previous shot that missed (all attacks likely against the same destroyer). The torpedo caused the magazines of HMS Matabele to blow up and the ship sank within two minutes off Kola Inlet (69° 21'N, 35° 27'E - Grid AC 8945).
The survivors were unable to release the Carley floats because they were frozen in their lashings and had to jump overboard. Some of them were killed when the depth charges of the sinking destroyer detonated, but most died of hypothermia in the icy water before they could be rescued. Only two of the four men picked up by HMS Harrier (J 71), captained by E.P. Hinton, DSO, RN, survived. In all, 236 died and only two survived the ordeal. D/M 35886 Sick Berth Petty Officer Baden Robert Porter, Royal Navy was Killed in Action on Saturday, January 17, 1942, at the age of 41 and is remembered with honour on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, Panel 71, Column 2, which lists some 23,228 casualties. For his Second World War service, he was posthumously awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the Atlantic Star and the War Medal 1939-1945. Baden Robert Porter's son, Edward Robert Thomas Porter was born on October 18, 1924 in East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devonshire, England. Like his father, he also served overseas during the Second World War and for his service, he was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal and the War Medal 1939-1945. He was married to Anita Lea Porter-Wells (1921-1994) and died in 1995 in Wellington, Ontario, at the age of 71.
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