Campaign Groups and Pairs 388 Pair: Ordinary Seaman J. Bradley, Mine Clearance Service, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (J.84244 J. Bradley. Ord. R.N.) BWM officially re-impressed; together with the recipient’s Mine Clearance Service metal cuff badge, one reverse lug missing to badge, otherwise nearly very fine, the badge scarce (3)
£60-£80
Joseph Bradley was born in Margate, Kent, on 16 December 1899, and joined the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman on 2 February 1918, for the duration of hostilities. He served in the Minesweeper H.M.S. Southdown from 16 August to 30 September 1918, and was shore demobilised on 26 December 1919.
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Three: Chief Writer Alan George, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (M.11632 A. George. 2 Wr. R.N.); Tunisia, Order of Nichan Iftikhar, Officer’s breast badge, silver and enamels, the last with minor chips, otherwise nearly extremely fine (3)
£100-£140
Alan George was born at Cheltenham on 1 August 1896, and joined the Royal Navy as a 3rd class writer on 1 February 1915, a Clerk (shorthand typist) by trade. He was advanced to 2nd class writer on 13 September 1918, and to Chief Writer in the Mine Clearance Service on 1 April 1919.
Sold with original parchment certificate of service; original award certificates for Order of Nichan Iftikhar, Chevalier 1st Class (dated 12 August 1918) and Officer (dated 18 October 1922); several photographs including one with inscription to Alan George from ‘Amiral Guepratte’ 14 July 1923; and a copy of The Cheltenham Chronicle, November 16, 1918, with portrait photograph, announcing award of Tunisian Order to Second Writer Alan George who ‘has been in Tunisia since June, 1917’.
390 Eight: Able Seaman F. Jackson, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (J.63053 F. Jackson. Boy 1 R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Burma Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (J.63053 (Ch.B. 21863) F. Jackson. A.B. R.F.R.) edge bruising and contact marks, worn in parts, therefore fair to fine, the Second War awards good very fine (8)
£100-£140
Frank Jackson was born at Worth, Sussex, on 13 March 1901, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 24 November 1916. He was advanced Able Seaman on 8 March 1922, and was discharged, time expired, on 12 March 1931. He joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 20 August 1935. He served during the Second World War in H.M.S. Warspite, and was released (time expired) on 12 September 1946.
Sold with the recipient’s original parchment Certificate of Service, and copied research. 391 Seven: Able Seaman J. H. Mattin, Royal Navy, later Royal Fleet Reserve
British War and Victory Medals (J.78855 J. H. Mattin. Ord. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (J.78855 (CH.B.21120) J. H. Mattin. A.B. R.F.R.) first two good fine, remainder generally very fine or better (7)
£60-£80 John Herbert Mattin was born in Saxmundham, Suffolk in December 1899. 392 Six: Able Seaman H. Orman, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (J.78480 H. Orman. Ord. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J.78480 H. Orman, A.B., H. M.S. Basilisk.) contact marks to the pre-Second War awards, these good fine, the Second War awards nearly extremely fine (6)
£70-£90
Harold Orman was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, on 8 November 1899, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class, serving in H.M.S. Powerful, on 13 September 1917. He joined the battleship H.M.S. Resolution on 24 December 1917, in which ship he qualified for his Great War medals, and was advanced Able Seaman on 3 December 1920. He transferred to H.M.S. Basilisk on 20 October 1931, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 23 November 1932. He served throughout the Second World War in the destroyer H.M.S. Mackay, and was discharged at the end of the War in August 1945.
Sold with copied research. 393
Pair: Able Seaman S. F. Staff, Royal Navy, who was killed on board H.M.S. Viola by a premature depth charge explosion while attacking an enemy U-Boat on 18 June 1918
British War and Victory Medals (J.28581 S. F. Staff. A.B. R.N.); Memorial Plaque (Stanley Frederick Staff) nearly extremely fine (3)
£80-£120
Stanley Frederick Staff was born in September 1898 in Westleton, Suffolk. He entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in the boys training establishment Ganges in November 1913 aged 15 years. Rated Boy 1st Class within a year, he joined the light cruiser H.M.S. Penelope in that rate on 10 December 1914, the day of its commission. In August 1915 Penelope was assigned to the 5th Light Cruiser Squadron of the Harwich Force, tasked with guarding the eastern approaches to the English Channel, and in the course of these duties, on 25 April 1916, she was damaged by a torpedo from the German submarine UB-29 off the Norfolk coast.
Staff returned to the Shore Establishment Pembroke I on 20 May 1916 and was promoted Ordinary Seaman on 1 September 1916. After briefly serving in the Armed Merchant Cruiser, Oratava, Staff joined the decoy-ship, Q.14, from 21 September 1916 and was promoted Able Seaman on 1 January 1917. Remaining on the same ship, now renamed H.M.S. Viola, he was killed by a premature depth charge explosion on 18 June 1918 while carrying out an attack on an enemy U-Boat. Court of Enquiry papers, ADM 137/3761, state that a depth charge fired from the starboard discharger exploded on hitting the sea 100 yards from the ship. Ten depth charges were dropped over the stern, two were fired from port and two fired from the starboard dischargers. No kill was noted and Able Seaman S. F. Staff was the only casualty recorded.
Staff is buried in Lerwick New Cemetery on the Shetland Islands, and is commemorated on the Westleton War Memorial.
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