Campaign Groups and Pairs 173
Six: Sub-Lieutenant A. T. Woods, Royal Navy, who was wounded in action in the Dubai Incident, 24 December 1910
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (236229 A. T. Woods, Sig. H.M.S. Hyacinth:); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (236229. A. T. Woods, Lg. Sig., H.M.S. Hyacinth.); 1914-15 Star (236229 A. T. Woods. Y.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Mte. A. T. Woods. R.N.); Marine Society Reward of Merit, silver (Alfred T. Woods, March 17th 1914) contact marks, very fine and better (6)
£360-£440
Alfred Thomas Woods was born in Regents Park, London on 4 July 1890. Formerly a Boy on the training ship Warspite, Woods entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in H.M.S. Impregnable on 20 April 1906 and was advanced to Boy 1st Class in November 1906. He was rated as Signal Boy in October 1907 when in H.M.S. Victorious. Serving in H.M.S. Dreadnought, he was promoted to Ordinary Signalman in July 1908 and Signalman in December 1908. Serving next in H.M.S. Hyacinth, March 1909 to June 1911, he saw service along the Somali coast and in the Persian Gulf and on 2 December 1910 was promoted to Leading Signalman.
In early December 1910 information was received that arms were being illegally stored in certain houses on the seafront at Dubai. On 24 December a landing party from the Hyacinth was despatched to search for the weapons. The party, numbering 48 men, commanded by Captain J. D. Dick, proceeded ashore. A search revealed a cache of arms but as the search widened the locals became increasingly hostile and at length, shots were fired at the shore party. The men conducting the search retreated to the shore where they dug in. The Hyacinth, anchored a mile offshore, then used her 6 inch guns in active support. In the short action that followed, one marine and five seamen were killed and one officer, four marines and five seamen were wounded - amongst the latter was Signalman A. T. Woods. On the Arab side, some 37 were killed and many more wounded. Four days later Rear-Admiral Slade and Colonel Cox, the Political Resident in the Gulf, arrived at Dubai to deliver an ultimatum to the local sheikh who fully complied with their demands. As a result of the action a note was recorded on Wood’s papers: ‘To be specially advanced to Yeo. of Sigs. as soon as qualified by service & examination, for gallantry in the skirmish at Dibai [sic] in Persian Gulf’.
Following on from this Woods was promoted to Yeoman of Signals in May 1912 when serving on the battleship H.M.S. King Edward VII. His wartime service was mostly ashore, with the exception of service on the battleships H.M.S. Swiftsure, May 1916 to April 1917 and H.M.S. Lord Nelson, September 1917 to June 1918. In that month he was advanced to Acting Mate and subsequently was appointed a Sub-Lieutenant.
174 Three: Able Seaman J. M. McLellan, Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
1914 Star, with copy clasp (Cly5/2422. J. Mc.Lellan, AB. RNVR. Nelson Bttn. R.N.D.); British War and Victory Medals (C.5-2422 J. M. [sic] Mclellan. A.B. R.N.V.R.) mounted as originally worn, ribands very frayed, generally very fine (3) £120-£160
James Morrison McLellan transferred to the Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division, 22 August 1914. 175 Three: Private G. W. Jones, Lincolnshire Regiment, later Army Cyclist Corps
1914 Star, with clasp (8249 Pte G. W. Jones. 2/Linc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1368 Pte. G. W. Jones. A. Cyc. Corps.) mounted for display, generally good very fine (3)
£100-£140
George William Jones initially served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment in the French theatre of war from 5 November 1914. He subsequently served with the Military Foot Police and the Army Cyclist Corps.
176 Three: Private S. Burston, Devonshire Regiment
1914 Star, with copy clasp (7434 Pte S. Burston. 1/Devon: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7434 Pte. S. Burston. Devon. R.) very fine (3)
£80-£120
Sidney Burston served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment in the French theatre of war from 22 August 1914 (entitled to Silver War Badge).
177 Pair: Private H. T. Ash, Royal Sussex Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front, 30 October 1914
1914 Star, with clasp (6120 Pte H. T. Ash. 2/R. Suss: R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (L-6120 Pte. H. T. Ash. R. Suss. R.) with cap badge, VM partially officially renamed, good very fine (2)
£70-£90
Henry Thomas Ash was born in Hounslow, Middlesex. He served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment in the French theatre of war from 20 September 1914. Ash died of wounds on the Western Front, 30 October 1914, and is buried in the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium.
178 Three: Private J. E. Watts, Wiltshire Regiment
1914 Star, with clasp (3-530 Pte J. E. Watts. 2/Wilts: R.); British War and Victory Medals (3-530 Pte. J. E. Watts. Wilts. R.) mounted for display, minor edge bruising, very fine (3)
£100-£140 John E. Watts served during the Great War with the Wiltshire Regiment in the French theatre of war from 11 November 1914.
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