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Four: Stoker Petty Officer W. P. Lamble, Royal Navy, who fought at the Falkland Islands in H.M.S. Cornwall, killed in
an air raid, 21 April 1941
1914-15 STAR (K.473 L. Sto., R.N.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (K.473 S.P.O., R.N.); ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., G.V.R.,
2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.473 S.P.O., H.M.S. Emperor of India) mounted as worn, nearly very fine (4) £180-220
William Percy Lamble was born in Totnes, Devon, on 2 February 1889. A Farm Labourer by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal
Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 10 March 1908. Promoted to Stoker 1st Class in March 1909 when on Queen and Acting Leading Stoker
in November 1913 when on Colossus. He served the early part of the war aboard the armoured cruiser Cornwall, July 1914-February
1915, serving initially off the west coast of Africa. She was then directed to the Falkland Islands to strengthen the squadron of Vice-
Admiral Doveton Sturdee. On 8 December the squadron encountered that of Vice-Admiral Von Spee. In the battle of the Falkland
Islands, the Cornwall together with the cruiser Glasgow chased down and sank the German light cruiser Leipzig.
Lamble then served on the cruiser Liverpool, September 1915-May 1919, during which time he was advanced to Stoker Petty Officer.
In 1919 the vessel was sent to the Black Sea to support ‘White Russian’ forces. Post-war, during his service aboard the battleship
Emperor of India, November 1922-May 1925, he was awarded the Long Service Medal.
During the Second World War, having previously been pensioned, Lamble took a post as Civilian Instructor at H.M.S. Drake, the R.N.
shore base at Plymouth. He was killed in an air raid on the barracks, 21 April 1941, aged 52 years. He was the son of George Henry
and Mary Lamble and husband of Edith Alice Lamble of Paignton. He was buried in Paignton Cemetery. With copied service papers
and other research.
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Four: Gunner James Loader, Royal Marine Artillery, who fought at Dogger Bank and Jutland in H.M.S. Tiger
1914-15 STAR (R.M.A. 9270 Gr.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (R.M.A. 9270 Gr.); ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st
issue (9270 Gunner, R.M.A.) mounted as worn, very fine (4) £200-240
James Loader was born in Petersfield, Hampshire, on 27 August 1881. A Plumber by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Marines at
Estney on 19 January 1901. After training he was rated as a Gunner in November 1901. He served as a Gunner aboard the battlecruiser
Tiger throughout the Great War, September 1914-July 1919. As such he saw action at the battle of Dogger Bank, 24 January 1915. In
the action the ship was hit several times and lost 10 men. Like other ships of the battlecruiser squadron, the accuracy of her main
armament was inaccurate and of 255 shell expended, only one was observed to hit. As a consequence, the Gunnery Officer was
dismissed. Gunner Loader aboard the Tiger was next in action at the battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. Whilst her accuracy had
improved, she took some heavy blows from her opposite numbers, being hit by 15 heavy calibre shells, causing the deaths of 24 of her
crew. On 17 November 1917 the Tiger was again in action at the second battle of Heligoland Bight. Awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal in
March 1916, he was discharged to a pension in January 1922 after which he transferred to the Royal Naval Reserve.
With a photograph of the recipient and his wife set within a frame in the form of a life-belt inscribed, ‘H.M.S. Tiger’. With ‘H.M.S.
Tiger’ cap tally, copied service paper, extracts from the Tiger’s log and other research.
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Four: Stoker Chief Petty Officer T. Ryan, Royal Navy
1914-15 STAR (M.6156 S.S.A., R.N.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (M.6156 L.V.A., R.N.); ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., G.V.R.,
2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.6156 S.C.P.O. H.M.S. Tamar) mounted as worn
Four: Petty Officer J. W. Ryan, Royal Navy
1914-15 STAR (J.29126 Boy 1, R.N.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (J.29126 A.B., R.N.); ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., G.V.R.,
3rd issue (J.29126 P.O., H.M.S. Nelson) mounted as worn, this group with some edge bruising, polished, details worn;
the above nearly very fine (8) £120-160
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