The Ron Tuppen Collection of Naval Medals to Engine Room Artificers 834 Four: Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class G. E. Quint, Royal Navy
1914-15 STAR (270733 Act. E.R.A.2, R.N.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (270733 C.E.R.A.2, R.N.); ROYALNAVY L.S. & G. C., G.V.R., 1st issue (270733 C.E.R.A. 2Cl., H.M.S. Woolwich) contact marks, some edge bruising, nearly very fine (4) £90-120
George Ernest Quint was born in Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent on 24 June 1878. An Engine Smith by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on 9 July 1902, being confirmed in his rank in April 1904. He was advanced to E.R.A. 3rd Class in October 1905 on Bedford; E.R.A. 2nd Class in October 1909 on Blenheim and E.R.A. 1st Class in October 1914 and Acting C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in October 1915 when on Tyne. Quint was based on the destroyer depot ship Woolwich, July 1916- October 1917, during which time he was awarded the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. He served on the destroyer Pasley July 1916-30 September 1917, being promoted to C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in September 1916. As such he was on board the ship when she rammed and sank the British submarine G.9.
On the night of 16 September 1917, in foul weather, Pasley was escorting a convoy from Aspo Fjord, Norway to Lewick, when she encountered the G.9. In a case of mistaken identity the G.9 fired fired two torpedoes at Pasley, believing her to be a U-Boat, which in turn rammed and sank the British submarine, understandably believing her to be a U-Boat. Pasley then stopped to pick up survivors but only one man of the G.9 was saved.
At the Court of Inquiry held four days after the incident, it was decided no blame could be attached to Pasley, concluding "that the process of reasoning which led the captain of H.M. Submarine G9 to mistake H.M.S. Pasley for a U-boat is, and must remain, unexplained".
Quint returned to Pasley after she had had her bows repaired, November 1917-October 1919 and November 1919-February 1920. After service on the battleship Royal Oak, January 1921-October 1922, Quint was pensioned as a C.E.R.A. 1st Class on 8 July 1924.
With copied service paper 835 Four: Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class G. T. Rebbeck, Royal Navy
1914-15 STAR (270386 C.E.R.A.2, R.N.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (270386 C.E.R.A.1, R.N.); ROYALNAVY L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (270386 Ch.E.R.A. 2Cl., H.M.S. Inflexible) very fine and better (4)
£100-140
George Thomas Rebbeck was born in Marlborough, Wiltshire on 20 February 1880. A Fitter and Turner by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on 5 March 1901, being confirmed in his rank in August 1902. He was advanced to E.R.A. 3rd Class in August 1904 when at Pembroke; E.R.A. 2nd Class in March 1908 when at Pembroke and Acting C.E.R. A. 2nd Class in November 1912 again at Pembroke. Rebbeck served throughout most of the war on the battlecruiser Inflexible, November 1912-April 1918, being confirmed as C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in November 1913. The ship had an active career during the war - being involved in the controversial ‘pursuit of the Goeben and Breslau’ at the very beginning of the conflict; then more successfully, at the battle of the Falklands, 8 December 1914, she and her sister ship Invincible sank the armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. At the battle of Jutland, 30 May/1 June 1916, Inflexible formed part of the 3rd Battlcruiser Squadron attached to the Grand Fleet. Heavily involved, Inflexible survived the action whilst her sister, the Invincible became one of the battlecruiser casualties of the battle. On 1 February 1918 Inflexible was involved in the ‘battle of May Island’ when she accidently rammed the submarine K.22. Rebbeck was awarded the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. in April 1916; attained the rank of C.E.R.A. 1st Class in November 1918 and was pensioned on 15 June 1922.
With copied service paper 836 Four: Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class J. Way, Royal Navy
1914-15 STAR (269645 C.E.R.A.1, R.N.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (269645 C.E.R.A.1, R.N.); ROYALNAVY L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (269645 C.E.R.A. 2Cl., H.M.S. Thunderer) some contact marks, very fine (4)
£100-140
John Way was born in Newton Abbott, Devonshire on 6 January 1878. A Fitter by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on 17 February 1899, being confirmed in that rank in May 1900. He was advanced to E.R.A. 3rd Class in February 1902 on Defiance; E.R.A. 2nd Class in February 1906 on Circe; Acting C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in September 1909 on Halcyon and C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in November 1910 on Blenheim. Serving on the dreadnought battleship Thunderer, June 1912-19 May 1916, he attained the rank of C.E.R.A. 1st Class in October 1915 and was awarded the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. Way was recommended for warrant rank in July 1915. He was invalided from the service on 20 August 1919 with an eye problem.
With copied service papers and a postcard photograph of H.M.S. Thunderer 837
Four: Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class B. Brace, Royal Navy 1914-15 STAR (M.1987 E.R.A.3, R.N.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (M.1987 E.R.A.3, R.N.); ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., G. V.R., 2nd issue (M.1987 C.E.R.A.1, H.M.S. Impregnable) mounted as worn,
Four: Engine Room Artificer 1st Class C. Candy, Royal Navy 1914-15 STAR (M.3488 E.R.A.3, R.N.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (M.3488 E.R.A.3, R.N.); ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., G. V.R., 2nd issue (M.3488 E.R.A.1, H.M.S. Vega) contact marks, fine and better (8)
£160-200
Benjamin Brace was born in Swansea on 22 February 1883. Entering the Royal Navy in April 1910, he attained the rank of Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class in December 1924. During the war he served on Vivid, April 1913-July 1917 and Highflyer, July 1917- January 1919. Awarded the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. in May 1925. With copied service paper.
Clyde Candy was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on 5 July 1884. By occupation a Fitter & Turner and Coppersmith, he entered the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on 14 August 1911, being confirmed in that rank in October 1913. He served on Druid, April 1914-November 1916, being advanced to E.R.A. 3rd Class in April 1915. Served on Actaeon, August 1917-September 1920, being advanced to E.R.A. 2nd Class in August 1918. Attained the rank of E.R.A. 1st Class in April 1924. Served on the destroyer Vega, September 1924-May 1927 and presented with his Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. plus a gratuity of £20 on 16 November 1926.
With copied service paper.
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