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Three: Ship’s Corporal G. C. Cubberley, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (216448, G. C. Cubberley. L.S. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (216448 G. C. Cubberley. Sh. Cpl. R.N.), mounted for wear, good very fine
Three: Able Seaman R. Foreman, Royal Navy, who was killed when H.M.S. Narbrough ran aground on 12 February 1918
1914-15 Star (J. 11434, R. Foreman. A.B. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 11434 R. Foreman. A.B. R.N.), good very fine
Three: Engineman J. Soutar, Royal Naval Reserve, who was killed when H.M.T. Hawk was sunk by an enemy U-boat on 17 February 1917 1914-15 Star (ES. 1041, J. Soutrar, Engn., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (1041 ES J. Soutar. Engn. R.N.R.), good fine (9)
£120-£160
George Charles Cubberley, who was born in Haggerston, London, enlisted for service with the Royal Navy on 15 August 1903 and served on H.M.S. Penelope, Pembroke, Hannibal, Grafton and Pembroke I, during the Great War. He died on 2 March 1919 and was buried at Lambeth (Tooting) Cemetery. Sold with copied record of service.
Reginald Foreman was killed on 12 January 1918, when H.M.S. Narbrough was ran aground; only one sailor out of 188 survived. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
James Soutar was killed in action on 17 February 1917, when H.M. Trawler Hawk was sunk by the German submarine U-64, whilst on convoy duty. He is commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial.
231 Four: Able Seaman T. A. Evans, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve
1914-15 Star (233763, T. A. Evans, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (233763 T. A. Evans, A.B. R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (233763 (Ch. B. 11164) T. A. Evans, A.B. R.F.R.) light contact marks, nearly very fine (4)
£70-£90
Thomas Alfred Evans was born in Kensington, London, on 12 November 1888 and enlisted in the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 26 May 1905. Advanced Able Seaman on 17 October 1912, his Great War service included service in H.M.S. Clio and H.M.S. Wallington. Demobilised on 20 February 1919, he joined the Royal Fleet Reserve on 21 July 1919, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 17 January 1929.
232 Four: Able Seaman R. N. T. Fisher, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve
1914-15 Star (SS.5933 R. N. T. Fisher Ord., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (SS.5933 R. N. T. Fisher A.B. R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (SS.5933 R. N. T. Fisher A.B. R.F.R.) very fine (4)
£70-£90
Robert Nixon Tomlinson Fisher, a brass moulder from Gateshead, co. Durham, was born on 22 September 1896. Enlisting in the Royal Navy on 25 May 1915, his Great War Service included service in the Submarine Depot Ships H.M.S. Hazard, H.M.S. Arrogant and H. M.S. Hecla, as well as service in H.M.S. Attentive. Shore demobilised on 25 June 1920, he joined the Royal Fleet Reserve four days later, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 23 October 1931. He died in Gateshead in 1956.
233 Four: Able Seaman A. T. Harris, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (184234, A. T. Harris, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (184234 A. T. Harris, A.B. R.N.) BWM officially re-impressed; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (184234 A. T. Harris, A.B. H.M.S. Leander:) very fine (4)
£80-£120
Albert Thomas Harris, a Quartermaster from Paddington, London, was born on 17 February 1880. Enlisting in the Royal Navy on 17 February 1898, he was promoted Able Seaman on 4 November 1912, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 28 March 1913. He served throughout the entire Great War in H.M.S. Leander, a Depot Ship for destroyers in the Scarpa Flow, and was discharged on 11 March 1920.
234 Four: Able Seaman W. R. Jones, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve
1914-15 Star (SS.2673 W. R. Jones A.B. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (SS.2673 W. R. Jones A.B. R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (SS.2673 Dev.B.-5633 W. R. Jones A.B. R.F.R) very fine (4)
£70-£90
William Richard Jones, a rope wire making labourer from Warrington, Lancashire, was born 21 February 1890. Enlisting in the Royal Navy on 18 September 1909, he was promoted Able Seaman on 29 November 1910, and transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve on 22 February 1914. Recalled for service during the Great War, he served in H.M.S. Ocean and H.M.S. Dido. Demobilised from War Service on 13 December 1918, he was shore demobilised from the Royal Fleet Reserve on 4 June 1924.
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Four: Able Seaman H. S. Main, Royal Navy, who served afloat in both World Wars and was present at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, and at the sinking of the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North Cape, 26 December 1943
1914-15 Star (J.23295 H. S. Main. Ord. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.23295 H. S. Main. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.23295 H. S. Main. A.B. H.M.S. Tiger.) minor edge bruising, polished and worn, therefore fine (4)
£100-£140
Harry Scotson Main was born in Liverpool on 10 October 1897, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 24 February 1913. He spent the majority of the Great War serving in H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh and was present at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. Promoted Able Seaman on 1 November 1916, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 13 November 1930. Shore pensioned on 30 October 1937, he was recalled for Second War service, and after serving afloat in H.M.S. Cardiff in the Northern Patrol, he later served in H.M.S. Duke of York, which transported Winston Churchill across the Atlantic to the United States of America for the meeting with President F. D. Roosevelt in December 1941. After service in North Africa and Italy, Duke of York was actively engaged in the sinking of the German Battle Cruiser Scharnhorst at the Battle of the North Cape, off Norway, on 26 December 1943, in what was the last big-gun battle between capital ships in the War between Britain and Germany. Main was released to Class A Reserve on 9 August 1945.
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