MEDALS TO THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES


Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (GV) 2nd award clasp  3230 R. BUTTERFIELD. L.S.B.A. R.N.A.S.B.R.  £200   
Copy service sheet. Robert Butterfield was born 2 May 1891 in Lancashire and enlisted 9 August 1915. Served at Haslar Hospital August 1915 to March 1918. Demobilised October 1919. All UK service and so no medal entitlement. Sheet states "entered for annual training 19/8/22 RNH Plymouth.' His LSGC was awarded 22 November 1927 and a clasp on 22 November 1947. Auxiliary Sick Berth men were recruited from St. John's Ambulance volunteers.

Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (EdVII)  BARTLY JORDAN. LG.STO.1 CL., H.M.S. MONMOUTH.  £80  

Copy service sheet. Bartly Jordan was born 4 Dec. 1869 in Claddagh, Co. Galway. Enlisted 7 Jan. 1890. Stoker II class. Served on HMS Melampus, Edgar, Tribune, Collingwood, Monmouth (Jan. 1905 to Jan. 1906), Trafalgar, Donegal, Monmouth (Feb. 1908 to March 1910 as Stoker Petty Officer), Andromeda, Leander, Leviathan.Shore pensioned January 1912. Recalled from RFR 1914 and demobilised February 1919. All this service at home bases. 

Baltic Medal 1854 Unnamed as issued to Royal Navy and Royal Marines.  £200

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Boy Telegraphist Frederick William Sinfield
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 British War Medal  J.87519 F.W. SINFIELD. B.TEL. R.N.     £38
Copy service sheet. Frederick William Sinfield was born in Ampthill, Bedfordshire 16 November 1901. Occupation 'Band Boy' when he enlisted 29 March 1918 as Boy 2nd Class. Boy Telegraphist 18 September 1918. All wartime service at Ganges II. During this time Ganges II was the trawler base at Shotley and the boys constructed anti-submarine nets. Ordinary Seaman 16 November 1919, HMS Centaur (C Class Light Cruiser). Pembroke I 19 June 1920. HMS Crescent (St. Cyrus) 11 August 1920. HMS St. Cyrus was a tug boat. Back to Pembroke 1 October 1920 and invalided out 8 December 1920. Came in a named box.


Private John William Heap
Royal Marines (Medical Unit)
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1914/15 Star        DEAL 3849-S- PTE. J.W. HEAP. R.M.    £85  
Copy papers. John William Heap was serving with Medical Unit, Blanford April 1915. Posted to Medical Unit (Nelson Battalion), Royal Naval Division in Gallipoli, December 1915. To 2nd Field Ambulance at Mudros in 12 May 1916. To 3rd Field Ambulance in France in 22 May 1916. Demobilised at RM Depot, Deal 15 April 1919. His father lived in Blackburn Road, Haslingden, Lancashire. 

Engineering Lieutenant James Reston Campbell
Royal Naval Reserve
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 1914/15 Star        ASST.ENGR. J.R. CAMPBELL. R.N.R.
British War Medal  ENG.LT. J.R. CAMPBELL. R.N.R.
Victory Medal        ENG.LT. J.R. CAMPBELL. R.N.R.
Copy service sheet. James Reston Campbell was born 1888 in Durham. 1891 census shows his father, Thomas, was a shipyard manager in Jarrow. Assistant Engineer 18 January 1915 and posted to the yacht HMS Beryl. Appointed Temp. Engineering Lieutenant 14 July 1916. "for service under Flag Captain, Portsmouth 29.10.17." Also states "Research addl. to assistant Engr Cr. Sutton for Fleet Duties with trawler "Wallington." Demobilised 12 September 1919. Home address given as 58 Westbourne Road, Penarth, Glamorganshire. 
Group of Three:  £150   

Herbert Shanahan
HMS Terrible
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China Medal 1900  H. SHANAHAN. STO., H.M.S. TERRIBLE.   £280
Copy service sheet. Herbert Shannahan was born in Kingston, Hants. 18 November 1877. He was a musician when he enlisted 13 September 1897. Posted to HMS Terrible 23 March 1898 as Stoker. On 22 September 1900 he went to Duke of Wellington II and was 'D.S.Q.' (discharged sick quarters) 31 December 1900. He was invalided 9 August 1901. A short naval career, but he managed at least one medal. Possibly also entitled to the Q.S.A.? From musician to stoker must have been a shock to the system!
 
 
Engineering Lieut-Commander Charles Vincent
Royal Indian Marine
 Africa General Service Medal (EdVII)  Somaliland 1902-04  A/ENGR C. VINCENT. R.I.M.S. CLIVE.
1914/15 Star  ENGR.LT. C. VINCENT, R.I.M.
With original documents relating to his service and death. Charles Vincent was born in Gillingham, Kent 14 October 1881. He was indentured as an Engine Fitter on 24 August 1896, aged 14. Completed apprenticeship June 1902 - "thoroughly competent engine fitter". Commissioned Royal Indian Marine January 1904. Served on RIMS Clive. Certificate of Competency, Bombay April 1906. Temp. Commission, Royal Navy August 1914. Served on RIMS Dalhousie 1917-19. Promoted Engineering Lieut-Commander, RIM, March 1919. Died at Aden 30 June 1921 and buried at Maala Cemetery. His 1914/15 Star was issued before he died, but apparently his wife never claimed his War and Victory medals. I am sure that they would have been present if she had, as she kept everything else.
Original documents included:
Indenture Document 1896.
Apprenticeship certificate, 18 June 1902.
Viceroy Commission document as Assistant Engineer, RIM 21 January 1904.
Governor of Bombay, Colonial Certificate of Competency 1st class Engineer, 23 April 1906.
Temporary Commission document, Engineer Lieutenant, Royal Navy 4 August 1914.
Certificate certifying his service on RIMS Dalhousie 2 May 1917 to 12 July 1919.
R.I.M. Commission as Engineering Lieutenant Commander 21 March 1919.
Telegramme to his wife "Deeply regret to state your husband Engr Lieut. C. Vincent Royal Indian Marine officially reported died at Aden 30th June."
A bill from Maala Cemetery, Aden, signed by the Chaplain of Steamer Point, Aden:
Fee for digging a grave for Engr. Lt. Commander C. Vincent - Adult: Rs 2
Government ground Fee: Adult: Rs 7
Pair: £425
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L.E. Organ
HMS Fulmar
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1939-45 War Medal Unnamed
Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (QEII)  FX.669422 L.E. ORGAN. A.A.1 H.M.S. FULMAR.
Pair mounted for wear. HMS Fulmar was the naval air station at Lossiemouth, Scotland.
Pair: £135

Sick-Berth Attendant H. Beswick
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1939-45 Star Unnamed
Atlantic Star  Unnamed
Defence Medal Unnamed
1939-45 War Medal Unnamed
Naval General Service Medal (GVI)  Minesweeping 1945-51   MX112293 H. BESWICK  SBA  RN
Group mounted as worn. Mine sweeping veteran's badge pinned to Star.
Group of Five: £375

Lieutenant-Commander Ernest John Constant
Royal Indian Marine
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 Africa General Service Medal Somaliland 1902-04   LIEUT. E.J. CONSTANT, R.I.M.S. DALHOUSIE.
Naval General Service Medal Persian Gulf 1909-1914   LIEUT. E.J. CONSTANT, R.I.M.S. MINTO.
1914/15 Star  LT. CR. E.J. CONSTANT, R.N.
British War Medal LT. COMMR. E.J. CONSTANT, R.N.
Victory Medal LT. COMMR. E.J. CONSTANT, R.N.
Ernest John Constant. Born at Jhelum, in the Punjab, 15 Oct. 1876. Obtained 2nd Mate's certificate April 1867. Entered P&O Coy's service and Royal Naval Reserve. Joined the Royal Indian Marine as Sub-Lieut. 25 August 1898. Lieut. 25 August 1902. Retired from RIM 24 August 1914. 
Group of Five: £950

Joseph Patrick Welch
 Naval General Service Medal (GV) Persian Gulf 1909-1914  K.15175 J.P. WELCH. STO. 1CL. H.M.S. SWIFTSURE.
1914/15 Star K.15175 J.P. WELCH, STO. 1, R.N.
British War Medal  K.15175 J.P. WELCH. STO.1 R.N.
Victory Medal K.15175 J.P. WELCH. STO.1 R.N.
Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (GV) K.15175 J.P. WELCH. STO.1 H.M.S. VINDICTIVE.
Copy medal roll for NGS. Copy roll for trio. Copy service papers. Joseph Patrick Welch, born 1893 in London. Enlisted 20 June 1912. In March 1915 HMS Swiftsure served at Gallipoli, on 18 March 1915 she was involved in bombarding the Turkish mobile guns on the Dardanelles coast.
Group of Five: £495
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Leslie Wass
HMS Hydrangea
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 1939-45 War Medal Unnamed
Atlantic Star  Unnamed
1939-45 War Medal Unnamed
Box of issue and condolance slip. Box named to Mrs M. Scott, 17 Station View, Esh Winning, Durham. Condolance slip named Leslie Wass.
CWGC has P/JX248759 Able Seaman Leslie Wass, HMS Hydrangea, died 16 May 1942, aged 35. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Wass, husband of Mabel Wass, of Esh Winning, Durham. He is buried at Freetown Cemetery, Sierra Leone. We assume that his wife remarried. 
On 3 August 1941 HMS Hydrangea was one of three ships that depth charged and sank U-401, south-west of Ireland. On 5 August she picked up survivors from 2 British merchant ships that had been torpedoed by U-75.
Group of Three: £85

Joseph Thomas Bartlett
HMS Himalaya
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Ashantee Medal  J.T. BARTLETT. A.B. H.M.S. HIMALAYA.73-74   £280
Copy service sheet. Joseph Thomas Bartlett was born in Plymouth in 1849 and enlisted 8 February 1867. Served on HMS Himalaya 14 Nov. 1873-13 May 1874. She was converted to a hospital ship during the Ashantee War. In 1875 he transferred to the Coast Guard. In the 1881 Census he is living in Low Street, South Ferriby, Lincolnshire. His last post was at Kilnsea, at the entrance to the Humber. He died at Partington, near Kinsea. Last entry on service sheet dated 24 May 88 D.D. (discharged dead).

James Dunn
HMS Clio
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 Africa General Service Medal (EdVII)  Somaliland 1920  S.S. 1 5375. J. DUNN. ACT.STO.1 CL. H.M.S. CLIO.   £325  
Copy papers. James Dunn was born in Edinburgh 18 March 1901. He joined the Navy 20 May 1918 with the number SS8344, giving his date of birth as 16 May 1900. He was re-engaged 18 March 1919 with his true date of birth, 18 March 1901 and "father informed accordingly". His new number was SS125375. Served on HMS Clio 1919-20. His record was transfered to card in 1923.

John Taylor
HMS Diana
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Africa General Service Medal (EdVII)  Somaliland 1908-10  211201 J. TAYLOR. A.B. H.M.S. DIANA.    £180  
Copy papers. John Taylor was born in Youghal, Co. Cork 25 January 1885. He joined the Navy 25 January 1903.
Served on HMS Diana Nov. 1908 to Sept, 1911. During WWI he served on HMS Duke of Edinburgh to April 1915 and Cleopatra to October 1916.
He was pensioned January 1925 as a PO(NS).

Engineer Neil MacInnes
1939-45 Star Unnamed
Atlantic Star Unnamed
1939-45 War Medal Unnamed
Neil MacInnes was an Engineer in the Merchant Navy and during the war he served on the Rescue Ship Gothland. With the medals are 12 wage slips covering voyages on 'Empire Tana' July-Sept. 43, 'Empire Nugget' Dec 43-Jan 44, 'Gothland' Aug 44-Feb. 45, Feb-July 1945, Jan-July 46, 'Egton' 1952, 'British Fusilier' 1951, Table Bay' Aug 45-Jan 46,  1952-3, 'Empire Galbraith' (undated). Several photographs, including the SS Empire Gold sinking in April 1945 and of himself in uniform (with his wife). Also several letters from the recipient about his career. Served on the Rescue Ship Gothland and tells of pulling oil-soaked casualties from the sea, etc.
Group of Three: £150

Charles Henry Cheeseman, DSM
HMS Orvieto
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Distinguished Service Medal (GV)   148401. C.H. CHEESEMAN. C.P.O. "ORVIETO" 1918    £850
Copy service sheet. Charles Henry Cheeseman was born 10 Jan. 1874 in Portsea, Hants. and joined the Navy 10 Jan. 1892.
Served on HMS Hecla, Colossus, Excellent, Malabar, Herald, St. George, Duke of Wellington, Hercules, Cressy, Achilles, Mercury, Arrogant.
Joined Royal Fleet Reserve 13 Jan. 1914. Recalled 9 Aug. 1914. Joined HMS Orvieto 17 July 1916. Invalided 15 March 1919 "transverse fracture".
DSM gazetted 11 December 1918.

James McDonald
HMS Royal Sovereign
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Naval General Service Medal 1 June 1794   JAMES MCDONALD.    £3950
Confirmed as serving as A.B. on HMS Royal Sovereign Flag Ship (26 medals to this ship).
Copy of medal roll.

Paymaster Sidney Robinson
H.M.S. Duke
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 British War Medal   PAYR.S.LT. S.ROBINSON. R.N.V.R.
Victory Medal   PAYR.S.LT. S.ROBINSON. R.N.V.R.
Copy paper and research. Sidney Robinson was appointed Temp. Assistant Paymaster at Pembroke 20 April 1918. On 8 May 1918 to 'Beryl' for 'coding and clerical duty on Staff of V/A.' 2 Sept. 1918 for duty with 'P.C.O. Port Said.' The 1918 Navy List shows him serving on HMS Duke. This was a Patrol Paddle Steamer based in Alexandria. Returned to England and demobilized on arrival 24 June 1919. His father, James Robinson, lived in Ulverston, Lancashire. The 1901 Census shows the family at the same address. Sidney was born in 1895.
Pair:  £95

George Sargent
HMS Temeraire
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Egypt Medal 1882  Alexandria 11th July  G. SARGENT. A.B. H.M.S. "TEMERAIRE."
Khedive's Star 1882    Unnamed
Copy Medal roll George Sargent.
Pair: £365

Commander William Wentworth Ewart-Wentworth
 British War Medal  MID. M.W. WENTWORTH. R.N.
Victory Medal  MID. M.W. WENTWORTH. R.N.
1939-45 Star Unnamed
Atlantic Star Unnamed
Defence Medal  Unnamed
1939-45 War Medal MID Unnamed
1935 Jubilee Medal  Unnamed
1937 Coronation Medal  Unnamed
Medals mounted as worn. Michael Wentworth Wentworth. Midshipman 15 Aug. 1917. Sub.Lt. 15 Jan. 1921. Lieut. 31 Aug. 1922. Captain 1930. Retired List 1938. Served on HMS Malaya (1919), Sea Bear (1920), King George V (1920), Victoria & Albert (1922), Ramillies (1923), Royal Oak (1924), Queen Elizabeth (1925 as Flag Lieut. personal staff to Admiral Sir Roger Keyes), Wolfhound (1928), Wrestler (1930), Beagle (1932), Comet (1933). On 15 June 1939 to HMS Whirlwind.
In 1928 he changed his name Michael Wentworth Ewart-Wentworth. 3 Jan. 1941 Lieut-Commander (retired). In 1939 he was Captain of HMS Whirlwind and helped to sink a British merchant ship which had been badly damaged by a U-Boat. Late 1939 he went to the Royal Naval College, where he appears to have spent the rest of the war. We have not been able to confirm the MID. Lived in Woolley Park, Wakefield. He later settled in Bermuda and died in 1964 (will in The Times 27 May 1964).
Group of Eight: £375
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Pay Lieutenant Leslie Wilson Pring
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Naval General Service Medal (GVI) Palestine 1936-1939   PAY.LT. L.W. PRING. R.N.     £195
Leslie Wilson Pring was born in Cornwall in 1907, son of Frederick Pring (Engineer Captain, RN). Appointed Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant 1 June 1927.
Paymaster Lieutenant 1 June 1929. To HMS Keith (destroyer) in September 1933. Paymater Lieutenant-Commander June 1937. A passenger list dated 15 January 1938 shows that he went to Hong Kong on the P&O ship 'Kaisar I Hind' as a Government passenger. Paymaster Commander December 1942. Placed on Retired List 12 November 1949. Obviously he had an entitlement for WWII service.  

M.J.E. Bailey
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Naval General Service Medal (GVI) Palestine 1945-48  P/MX.833683 M.J.E. BAILEY. E.M. R.N.  £150

O.J. Cattermole
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Naval General Service Medal (GVI) Minesweeping 1945-51    P/SKX.878671 O.J. CATTERMOLE STO.MECH. R.N.    £225
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R.B. Allsop
 Naval General Service Medal (QEII)  Near East   P/JX.905324 R.B. ALLSOP. A.B. R.N.    £170

British War & Victory Medals M.17769 N.G. METZNER. 3 WR. R.N.
Copy papers. Norman Granville Metzner was born in Lewsiham, London, 24 January 1887. Joined the Navy 17 December 1915. Served on Victory, Europa I, President VI (? difficult to read name of vessel). Demobed 11 June 1919.
Pair: £60

British War & Victory Medals J.44388 L.C. HANKS. A.B. R.N.
Copy papers. Leonard Charles Hanks, born in London 20 Nov. 1899.
Joined the Navy 20 November 1917, Boy 2nd class. His father had to sign a consent form (copy included). Served on Vivid, Impregnable and Lion.
Pair: £60

1914/15 Star  S.S.112501 A.H. CRACROFT, STO.1., R.N.
British War Medal  S.S.112501 A.H. CRACROFT, STO.1 R.N.
Victory Medal S.S.112501 A.H. CRACROFT, STO.1 R.N.
Copy service paper. Alfred Henry Cracroft, born 1891 in Worcester. Enlisted 16 July 1912.  During WWI served on HMS Assistance 1914-17 and was on HMS Egmont when the war ended. 
Group of three: £105

1914/15 Star  G.J. ENGEL. ASST. STD., M.F.A.
British War Medal  G.J. ENGEL. STD. M.F.A.
Victory Medal G.J. ENGEL. STD. M.F.A.
Copy Medal entitlement and Merchant Marine Card. George James Engel. Born 6 June 1895, Poplar.
With photo on card.
Group of three: £105

1914/15 Star  T. WATSON. SIG. BOY., M.F.A.
British War Medal  T. WATSON. D.H. M.F.A.
Victory Medal T. WATSON. D.H. M.F.A.
Copy medal roll. Thomas Watson, Deck Hand, "Adventuress" (Armed Yacht).
Group of three: £105    
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Stoker David Williams
Royal Naval Reserve
 British Medal  6705S. D. WILLIAMS. STO. R.N.R.
Victory Medal 6705S. D. WILLIAMS. STO. R.N.R.
Silver War Badge  R.N.12826
Metal Dog Tag D. WILLIAMS. STO. R.N.R. S.6705. C.E.
Copy service paper. David Williams was born in Cardiff 6 April 1884. Enrolled in RNR 18 February 1915. Posted to Inflexible to Feb. 1916 and then Pembroke II. He was invalided to Royal Naval Hospital Chatham 8 March 1916 and discharged "medically unfit on account of old injury to left hand". Silver War Badge number confirmed on his sheet.
Pair: £60

British Medal  S.S.119110 J.T.K. CHENEY, STO.2 R.N.
Victory Medal S.S.119110 J.T.K. CHENEY, STO.2 R.N.
Copy service paper and medal roll. Joseph Tramp Kilford Cheney. Born 19 March 1900 at Hartlepool. Enlisted 9 July 1918, discharged 1938.
Pair: £60

British War Medal  B.Z. 10367 F.W. PRITCHARD. ORD. R.N.V.R.
Victory Medal B.Z. 10367 F.W. PRITCHARD. ORD. R.N.V.R.
Copy papers. Frederick William Pritchard, born Sept. 1899, Birmingham. Joined June 1917. Victory, Excellent, President and Excellent (DAMS). Demobed Jan. 1919. Pair: £60

1914/15 Star  229694. B. SMITH. L.STO.. R.N.
Copy papers. Bertie Smith, born 24 Nov. 1886, Portsmouth. Joined Jan. 1904. Ships include Firequeen, Canopus, Royal Arthur, Crescent, Blenheim. Invalided May 1916. Note states: 10/- Grat for raisg V.96 F.Queen. Unable to identify V96, maybe an experimental vessel?    £28

British War Medal  S.S.119318 J. MASON. STO. 1 R.N.
Copy papers. Naming rubbed but clear. James Mason, born Jan. 1900, Mansfield. Joined August 1918. Service sheet is difficult to read.  £25




A. Butters
Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Naval Reserve LSGC (EdVII) D.4196 A. BUTTERS. SEAN 1CL. R.N.R.  £55

1914-18 Mercantile Marine War Medal  FREDERICK J.T. FOWLER    £40

Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal   183275 F.E. HAYCOCK, P.O. H.M.S. PEMBROKE.    £75
Copy service sheet. Frank Ernest Haycock, born 24 July 1878 in Leicester. Joined the Navy 24 July 1896. Served on HMS Blenheim, Empress of India, Wildfire, Sutlej, Cyclops, Hogue, King Edward VII, Jupiter, St. George (1913-July 1915), Britomart (1916), Pyramus (1916). Joined RFR July 1918.
Demobilised 23 May 1919.

Royal Naval Reserve LSGC (GV) 3827D J. DUNCAN. SMN. R.N.R. £65

Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal   K.56331 (DEV.B.14591) H. TOWSE.STD.1, R.F.R.    £75
 Copy papers. Harold Towse, born in Malton, Yorkshire, 24 August 1900. Joined the Navy 21 August 1918. Served HMS Alacrity, Beaufort, Columbine, Resolution. Record transferred to card 1 Jan. 1929 when he was a Stoker.

Royal Fleet Reserve LSGC (GV)  SS.114395(PO. B.9301) G.L. WRIGHT. STO.1. R.F.R.        £75
Copy papers. Born 13 Dec. 1893, Newcastle. George Leo Wright, joined 12 July 1913. Entitled to 15 star trio, HMS Prince of Wales. LS medal awarded 1928.