Long Service Medals 677 678
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Chas. King, Ldg. Stoker, H.M.S. Bramble.) good very fine
£100-£140 Family Group:
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (F. J. Starr, Ch. Sto. H.M.S. Camperdown.) very fine
Three: Able Seaman W. A. Starr, alias W. A. Blake, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (J.42753 W. A. Starr. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J.42753 W. A. Blake. A.B. H.M.S. Curacoa.) light contact marks, very fine (4)
£200-£240
Frank James Starr was born in Frome, Somerset on 17 October 1861. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in July 1882 as a Stoker 2nd Class and first served in H.M.S. Asia. He later served with numerous other ships including H.M.S. Neptune, Duke of Wellington, Serapis, Magicienne and Fox. In July 1900 Starr was sent to H.M.S. Camperdown and it was whilst with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
He transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve in August 1902 and was finally discharged in October 1911. Following the outbreak of the Great War, he re-enlisted into the Royal Navy at the age of 51, and served as a Chief Stoker with H.M.S. Victory II from August to September 1914.
William Albert Starr was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire on 3 November 1899, the eldest son of Frank James and Jessie Sophia Starr. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in November 1915 as a Boy Second Class under the alias of William Albert Blake and first served with the shore establishment H.M.S. Ganges. In February 1916 he was posted to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Drake and was part of her crew when she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-79 on 2 October 1917, off the northern coast of Ireland. The surviving crew were taken off before she capsized.
For the remainder of the Great War he served with the dreadnought battleship H.M.S. Monarch. Following the war he served with several ships and shore establishments including the destroyers H.M.S. Winchester and Venomous, and the battlecruiser H.M.S. Renown. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst serving with the light cruiser H.M.S. Curacoa.
On the outbreak of the Second World War, Starr was serving with the shore establishment H.M.S. Raven before transferring to the Fleet Air Arm depot ship H.M.S. Mashobra in October 1939. After this ship was bombed off Harstad, Norway by Luftwaffe aircraft, Starr was transferred to H.M.S. Victory.
He died in service on 24 June 1945 and is buried in Portsmouth (Kingston) Cemetery. 679 680 681 682
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Fredk. Long, P.O. 1st. Cl: H.M.S. Champion.) contact marks and pitting, otherwise nearly very fine
£100-£140
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Wm. Robt. Hobbs, P.O. 1st Cl., H.M.S. Cordelia) edge neatly plugged at 6 o’clock, otherwise good very fine
£80-£120
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (W. J. Cuer, Ch. Writer. H.M.S. Doris.) contact marks, nearly very fine
£100-£140
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (H. E. Cook, Ch. Sto., H.M.S. Endymion.) nearly extremely fine
£100-£140
Henry Edward Cook was born in Sheerness, Kent on 28 March 1866. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in March 1885 and first served with H.M.S. Pembroke, transferring to H.M.S. Penelope the following June. He went on to serve with other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Comus, Terror and Wildfire II. He was posted to H.M.S. Endymion in June 1899 and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He later served with H.M.S. Severn and Bacciante and died of Acute Peritonitis at Naples on 28 April 1903 whilst on the crew of the later vessel.
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Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Edward Holmes, Act. Ch. Sto., H.M.S. Hawke.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine
£100-£140
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (F. Miller, Sto., H.M.S. Hibernia.) edge bruising, very fine
£100-£140
Frank Miller was born in Valetta, Malta on 11 December 1856. He joined the Royal Navy in May 1877 as a Stoker 2nd Class and was first posted to the flagship of Malta’s naval base, H.M.S. Hibernia. He later served with many other ships and shore establishments including H.M.S. Condor, Euphrates, Thunderer, Polyphemus, Dolphin and Nile. In March 1896, for the sixth time during his career, Miller was posted to H.M.S. Hibernia, and it was during this period that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged with a pension in June 1897.
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Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (John Smith, P.O. 1st. Cl., H.M.S. Hood.) contact marks, nearly very fine
£100-£140
John Smith was born in Cardiff on 29 December 1864. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in August 1880 as a Boy Second Class originally joining H.M.S. Impregnable before transferring to H.M.S. Implacable and Lion. In March 1882 he was posted to the ironclad battleship H.M.S. Superb and was present when the ship took part in the bombardment of Alexandria, where she fired 310 shells at the Egyptian forts. She received ten hits in return, seven of them on her armour, with no casualties. For this service, Smith was awarded the Egypt Medal with ‘Alexandria 11 July’ clasp and Khedive’s Star. He went onto serve with a large number of other vessels including H. M.S. Implacable, Duncan, Cambridge, Valorous, Monarch and Imperieuse. Smith was posted to H.M.S. Hood in May 1893 and it was whilst he was serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. His later naval career included postings with the ships and shore establishments H.M.S. Vivid, Pembroke, Endymion, Wildfire, Vernon and Repulse.
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