Auction: 15001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 631
Pair: Leading Mechanic A.F. Poole, Royal Naval Air Service
British War and Victory Medals (F-10725 A.F. Poole. L.M. R.N.A.S.), replacement suspension ring on VM, otherwise nearly very fine, together with original named card box of issue and metallic identity tag
Victory Medal (3) (S.S. 6014 H.C. Barham. A.B. R.N.; 216791 F. Coles. A.B. R.N.; 301872 H.C. Sturgess. S.R.O. R.N.), generally very fine or better
Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Percy Bonneywell), together with original cardboard box of issue and condolence slip (5)
6014 Able Seaman Herbert Cecil Barham, born Chatham, Kent, July 1894; enlisted in the Royal Navy 6.9.1915.
216791 Able Seaman Frederick Coles, born Strood, Kent; died of wounds whilst serving in H.M.S. Cornwallis 22.9.1915 and is buried in Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
Gunner Percy Bonneywell, born Cuxston, Kent, 1887; served upon the patrol boat H.M.S. "P26" during the Great War; H.M.S. "P26" sunk on a mine laid by German Submarine UC-26 off La Havre 10.4.1917 at the loss of 19 lives including Gunner Bonneywell; he is commemorated upon the Chatham Naval Memorial.
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