The Ron Tuppen Collection of Naval Medals to Engine Room Artificers 794 A Second World War B.E.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer C. F. Bailey, Royal Navy
BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL, (Military)
G.VI.R., 1st issue (C.E.R.A. Charles Bailey, C.271322); 1914-15 STAR (271322 E.R.A.2, R. N.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (271322 C.E.R.A.2, R.N.); DEFENCE ANDWARMEDALS, unnamed; ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (271322 .E.R.A., H.M.S. Vulcan) fine and better (7)
£220-260 B.E.M. London Gazette 2 June 1943; correction 6 July 1943.
Charles Francis Bailey was born in Bermuda on 9 July 1887. He entered the Royal Navy as a Boy Artificer on 1 April 1903. He was promoted to Engine Room Artificer 5th Class in March 1907 when on Tenedos; Acting E.R.A. 4th Class in April 1908 when on Africa; was confirmed in that rank in August 1909 when on Inflexible; and promoted to E.R.A. 3rd Class in April 1911 on Triumph. With the start of the Great War he was serving on the cruiser Lowestoft and was advanced to E.R.A. 2nd Class in April 1915. He was promoted to Acting C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in July 1917 when based at Victory X and was confirmed in that rank when on the cruiser Blonde in July 1918. Bailey attained the rank of C.E.R.A. 1st Class in July 1923 when on Woodcock. He was pensioned ashore on 8 July 1927. Returning to the Service for the Second World War, he was awarded the B.E.M. in the Birthday Honours of 1943.
With copied service papers and gazette extracts. 795 Family group:
Three: attributed to Chief Carpenter George Henry Church, Royal Navy BALTIC 1854-55, unnamed as issued; CRIMEA 1854-562 clasps, Azoff, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued, clasps loose on ribbon; TURKISH CRIMEA 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, pierced with ring and scroll suspension, each with matching ornate brooch bars, contact marks
Six: Chief Engine Room Artificer Henry Frederick Winterton Church, Royal Navy 1914-15 STAR (141633 C.E.R.A.1, R.N.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (141633 C.E.R.A.1, R.N.); CORONATION 1902, bronze; CORONATION 1911, these unnamed; ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Ch. E.R.A.2 Cl., H.M.Y. Osborne)
A Q.S.A. awarded to Petty Officer Frank Algernon Church, Royal Navy QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, no clasp (F. A. Church, P.O. 1st Cl., H.M.S. Pelorus) small impressed naming, nearly very fine and better (10)
£650-750
George Henry Church was born in Chatham, Kent, 1828. Entering service with the Royal Navy, he served as Chief Carpenter’s Mate aboard Algiers during the Baltic campaign and aboard Miranda during the Crimean War. He attained the rank of Chief Carpenter in October 1877 when serving on Fisguard. He was pensioned on 13 April 1885 and died in Woolwich, Kent on 23 August 1900. With copied service papers and research.
Henry Frederick Winterton Church was the son of George Henry Church and Sarah Ann Bailey, born in Charlton on 28 December 1865. He entered the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on 25 May 1887 and was confirmed in that rank in September 1888. He was promoted to E.R.A. 3rd Class in May 1890 when on Warspite; E.R.A. 2nd Class in May 1894 when on Edinburgh; and C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in February 1897 when on Scylla. Church served on the Royal Yacht Osborne, January 1901- November 1906, on which he was awarded the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. in 1902 and was promoted to C.E.R.A. 1st Class in February 1903. Further service on H.M. Yachts Osborne, Alexandra and Victoria and Albert followed. He was pensioned ashore in December 1909 but returned to the Service in August 1914, serving throughout the war on Vindictive, Victory and President. Church was demobilised in July 1919 and died in Brighton on 23 November 1941. With copied Birth Certificate and service papers.
Frank Algernon Church was the son of George Henry Church and Sarah Ann Bailey, born in Charlton on 22 January 1869. He entered the Royal Navy as Boy 2nd Class on 16 August 1884. Serving on Agincourt, June 1886-May 1889, he was promoted to Ordinary Seaman in January 1887 and Able Seaman in April 1888. He was advanced to Leading Seaman in December 1891 when on Thunderer and Petty Officer 2nd Class in November 1895 and Petty Officer 1st Class in June 1896 when on Cambridge. Church retired with a pension in November 1910 and joined the R.F.R. in December 1911. With the onset of war he returned to the Service as a Petty Officer but was invalided in September 1915 suffering from neurasthenia. In later life he became a Builder. He died in Plymouth on 6 March 1947.
With Birth Certificate and copied service papers. 796 Three: Chief Engine Room Artificer J. Morgan, Royal Navy
EGYPT AND SUDAN 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (E.R. Artfr., H.M.S. “Falcon”); ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (John Morgan, Chf. Eng. Rm. Artfr., H.M.S. Griffon) impressed naming; KHEDIVE’S STAR, 1882, unnamed, good very fine (3)
£220-260
John Morgan was born in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire on 20 March 1846. He entered the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer on 13 June 1877 and was confirmed in that rank in April 1880. Served on Falcon, September 1881-February 1885, during which time he saw service in the Egypt War of 1882, and on the Griffon, March 1887-September 1890, being promoted to Chief Engine Room Artificer in June 1888 and awarded the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. in March 1889. Pensioned ashore on 30 July 1897.
With copied service paper. 797 Three: Engine Room Artificer J. Westbrook, Royal Navy
EGYPT AND SUDAN 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (J. T. Westbrook, Eng. R. Artfr., H.M.S. “Seahorse”); ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (John J. Westbrook, E.R. Artr., H.M.S. Seahorse) impressed naming; KHEDIVE’S STAR, 1882, unnamed, note variation in second initial, good very fine (3)
£220-260
John James Westbrook was born in Hambleton, Hampshire on 30 August 1844. Entering the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer on 1 January 1873, he was confirmed in that rank in April 1874. Served on Seahorse, January 1881-January 1884, seeing service in the Egypt War 1882 and awarded the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. Pensioned ashore on 30 April 1891; he died in Portsmouth, 1931. With copied service papers.
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