The Ron Tuppen Collection of Naval Medals to Engine Room Artificers 823
Three: Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class W. H. Skelton, Royal Navy, killed when the gunboat H.M.S. Seagull was sunk in collision with S.S. Corrib in the Clyde, 30 September 1918
1914-15 Star (272218 E.R.A.3, R.N.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (272218 E.R.A.2, R.N.) extremely fine (3) £80-100
Walter Harry Skelton was born in Torpoint, Cornwall on 25 January 1891. He entered the Royal Navy from school, being appointed a Boy Artificer on 6 August 1906 and becoming an Engine Room Artificer 5th Class in July 1910. Skelton, serving as an E.R.A. 2nd Class was killed when his ship, the Seagull - a gunboat converted to a minesweeper, was sunk in collision with the S.S. Corrib in the Clyde on 30 September 1918. He was the son of Edmund Harry and Jessie Skelton of 3 Harbour View, Torpoint, Cornwall.
With copied service paper. 824
Three: Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class R. C. Watkins, Royal Navy 1914-15 STAR (271904 E.R.A.3, R.N.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (271904E.R.A.2, R.N.)
Three: Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class J. J. Watson, Royal Navy 1914-15 STAR (162608 C.E.R.A.2, R.N.); BRITISHWAR ANDVICTORYMEDALS (162608 C.E.R.A.2, R.N.) nearly extremely fine (6) £100-140
Reginald Cuthbert Watkins was born in Bristol on 28 July 1889. He entered the Royal Navy from school, being appointed a Boy Artificer on 28 February 1905. Just prior to the Great War he entered the submarine service, being appointed an Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class on Dolphin, January 1914. He was again based on Dolphin, November 1914-October 1915 serving on the old submarine A.5, then on B.11 during January-October 1916. He attained the rank of E.R.A. 2nd Class in January 1917 when at Egmont (Malta). Watkins later served on Adamant, Theseus and Foresight and was demobilised on 18 November 1919. With copied service paper.
John James Watson was born in Sunnybrow, Co. Durham on 25 June 1867. A Boiler Maker by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy as an Acting Erngine Room Artificer 4th Class on 27 August 1891, attaining the rank of C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in August 1909. Although Pensioned in August 1913, he returned to the service in August 1914, serving until June 1915 when he was invalided due to heart problems.
With original Admiralty medal forwarding slip and copied service paper. 825
Three: Artificer Engineer A. E. Buck, Royal Navy 1914-15 STAR (Art. Eng., R.N.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (Art. Eng., R.N.)
Three: Chief Artificer Engineer G. H. Ross, Royal Navy 1914-15 STAR (Ch. Art. Eng., R.N.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (Ch. Art. Eng., R.N.)
Three: Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class J. Sime, Royal Navy 1914-15 STAR (268678 C.E.R.A.1, R.N.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (268678 C.E.R.A.1, R.N.) good very fine and better (9)
£150-200 Groups to Ross and Sime sold with service details. 826
Four: Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class J. H. Prout, Royal Navy, who survived the sinking of H.M.S. Majestic, off Cape Helles, 27 May 1916
1914-15 STAR (142054 C.E.R.A.1, R.N.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (142054 C.E.R.A.1, R.N.); ROYALNAVY L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Ch. E.R.A., H.M.S. Isis) impressed naming, good very fine (4)
£140-180
John Henry Prout was born in Saltash, Cornwall on 3 July 1865. A Fitter by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy as an Acting Artificer 4th Class on 15 June 1887. Serving on Temeraire, May 1888-October 1890, he was confirmed in his rank in July 1888 and advanced to E.R.A. 3rd Class in June 1890. Promoted to E.R.A. 2nd Class in June 1896 at Vivid II and E.R.A. 1st Class and C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in 1899 while based at the Keyham Torpedo Stores. He served on Isis, September 1902-April 1907, being awarded the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. and attaining the rank of C.E.R.A. in March 1905. Prout was pensioned in June 1909 but returned to the service in August 1914. He served aboard the old battleship Majestic from 18 August 1914 and was on board the vessel when she was torpedoed and sunk off Cape Helles by U.21 on 27 May 1914. Some 40 men went down with the ship. Prout survived the loss and was demobilised on 20 June 1916.
With copied service papers. 827 Four: Artificer Engineer S. R. Pinegar, Royal Navy
1914-15 STAR (268326 C.E.R.A.1, R.N.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (Art. Eng., R.N.); ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C.,
E.VII.R. (268326 C.E.R.A. 1Cl., H.M.S. Cormorant) mounted as worn, good very fine (4)
£100-140
Samuel Robert Pinegar was born in Swindon, Wiltshire on 13 October 1873. A Fitter by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on 5 November 1894. Serving on Terror, December 1895-April 1899, he was confirmed in his rank in June 1896 and promoted to E.R.A. 3rd Class in December 1897. Promoted to E.R.A. 2nd Class in December 1901 on Agincourt and C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in January 1903 on the Duke of Wellington, he attained the rank of C.E.R.A. 1st Class in January 1909 on Cormoran, on which ship he was awarded the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. During the Great War he served on the minelayer Naiad, August 1914-March 1915. He was promoted to Acting Artificer Engineer in December 1916,
With copied service paper.
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