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‘At 2.20 I was awakened by a crash and at once hurried to the upper deck. The ship had a strong list to starboard and was very down by the bow. We had turned out of line and had stopped, the steam supply being cut off. The torpedo struck just abreast of the foremost funnel and low down ... The list was rapidly becoming worse and it was extremely probable that matters would have become very critical had not a second torpedo struck the starboard side! This at once corrected the list ... The end was now plainly very near. The starboard side of the deck was now awash with water and it was hardly possible to cling to the rails. The Captain came down to the port boat deck and shouted “ she’s going down into the water with you” and a good many slid down the ship’s side and jumped. The others were too late, they fell backwards up against the turret and starboard guard rails. She sank by the bows and remained for about a minute with her stern pointing skywards…’
Just two weeks after the being rescued, on 18 January 1915, Stephens was appointed to the battleship, H.M.S. Neptune and served in her at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. Appointed Sub Lieutenant in November 1916, he continued with Neptune until 10 October 1917, joining H.M.S. Dolphin for submarine training the following day. Appointed to the submarine depot H.M.S. Vulcan on 28 December 1917, over the next six months he served aboard H.M. submarines H5 and H8 in the Irish Sea and Atlantic. On 28 May 1918, he was appointed to H.M.S. Hebe for service aboard C19, serving aboard this submarine until 14 October 1918. Promoted Lieutenant the following day, his final wartime service was at H.M.S. Dolphin.
Post War, Stephens stayed in the Royal Navy, serving aboard various submarines and being promoted Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October 1926. On 14 December 1927, he had his first command appointment aboard L.22, serving with this submarine until 2 January 1929. Over the following ten years, he had a number of submarine commands and attended a number of Staff courses, and was serving as Captain in command of H.M.S. Forth at the outbreak of the Second War. Appointed Deputy Director, Naval Intelligence, on 28 February 1940, he served at this post at the Admiralty until 1 February 1941. Four days later he was appointed to the command of the light cruiser, H.M.S. Mauritius, serving with the Home and Eastern Fleet until March 1943. On 21 July that year, he was posted back to Admiralty as Director of Trade Division, holding this position until 12 July 1945. Two weeks later Stephens had his final wartime posting, taking command of aircraft carrier, H.M.S. Illustrious, then serving with the Pacific Fleet. Serving with Illustrious until January 1947, Stephens finally retired that same month. He died on 25 July 1983.
Sold with copied research, including a photograph of the recipient. 213
Three: Captain M. J. Palmes, Royal Navy, who was awarded a Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal for attempting to save the life of a man from the shark-infested waters off Zanzibar, and who later played first-class cricket for a combined services side in 1919-20
1914-15 Star (Lieut. M. J. Palmes. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Commr. M. J. Palmes. R.N.) good very fine (3)
£120-£160
Manfred Jerome Palmes was born in February 1897 at Naburn Hall, Yorkshire, the son of Francis Jermoe and Mary Theresa Palmes. Educated at Britannia Royal Naval College, he was confirmed an acting Sub-Lieutenant in 1908 and was promoted Lieutenant in 1909, and Lieutenant-Commander in March 1917. He was awarded the Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal In September 1916 (case number 43,011), when ‘on the 29th September 1916, a man accidentally fell from a boat into the harbour at Zanzibar, the distance from shore being half a mile, the night dark, and danger from sharks. Palmes and Murray jumped in, but were unable to find him and were picked up half an hour later.’
Palmes retired with the rank of Commander and was placed on the retired list as a Captain on 23 February 1933.
A keen cricketer, Palmes played for the Royal Navy Cricket Club, and played two First Class matches for a combined Army and Navy team at Lord’s in 1919 and 1920, with a top score of 6 in his four innings. He later emigrated to South Africa and died at Simon’s Town in May 1968.
214 Four: Able Seaman G. Pope, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (J.25367 G. Pope Ord. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.25367 G. Pope Ord. R.N.); Royal Navy L. S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J.25367 J. Pope Ord. R.N.) contact marks, nearly very fine (4)
£70-£90
George Pope, a van driver from Walthamstow, London, was born on 18 March 1897. Enlisting in the Royal Navy on 20 June 1913, he saw Great War Service in H.M. Ships Agincourt, Greenwich, Vulcan and Neptune. Promoted Able Seaman on 14 November 1918, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 9 March 1937. Shore pensioned on 3 June 1938, he was recalled on 18 September 1938, and served during the Second World War in H.M.S. Sheba, before he was invalided out of the Service on 30 November 1940.
215 Four: Stoker J. W. Redman, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (312235 J. W. Redman Sto.1. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (312235 J. W. Redman Sto.1. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (312235 J. W. Redman Sto.1. H.M.S. Fisgard) contact marks, nearly very fine (4)
£80-£100
John Walter Redman, a footman from Chichester, Sussex, was born on 14 May 1885. Enlisting in the Royal Navy on 25 September 1907, his Great War service included service in H.M.S. Adamant, a submarine depot ship, and H.M.S. Leviathan, on convoy escorts. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 13 November 1923, and was shore pensioned 26 November 1930. He was recalled for Second War service on 1 July 1939, and serving ashore in the UK, he was released to Class A Reserve on 14 August 1945.
216 Four: Leading Seaman E. W. Dyer, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (208225 E. W. Dyer, L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (208225 E. W. Dyer. L.S. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (208225 E. W. Dyer. Ldg. Sean. H.M.S. Vivid.) mounted as worn on original frayed ribands, polished, good fine and better (4)
£80-£100
Ernest William Dyer, a farm boy from Moretonhampstead, Devon, was born on 13 August 1884. Appointed Leading Seaman on 2 December 1914, his Great War service included nearly three years in H.M.S. Exmouth, which took part in the November 1914 naval bombardment of Zeebrugge, before serving as the flagship of Rear Admiral Nicholson during the Dardenelles campaign, supporting the attack on Cape Helles at Achi Baba. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in December 1917, and was shore pensioned on 12 August 1924.
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