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Auction: 25111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 450

(x) Four: Chief Shipwright 1st Class H. Chesterfield, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (M.6739. H. Chesterfield, Shpt. 2., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.6739 H. Chesterfield . Shpt. 2 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (M.6739 H. Chesterfield. Ch, Shpt, 2, H.M.S. Victory), mounted as worn, lightly polished, otherwise very fine (4)

Henry Chesterfield was born at St. Austell on 21 September 1890 and was a shipwright before he joined the Royal Navy on 20 October 1913. He spent his entire Great War service on Africa, a pre-dreadnought battleship, until he joined Pembroke II on 8 November 1918, before completing his service in August 1928. However, Chesterfield re-engaged on 20 October 1935 as a Chief Shipwright I (Pens) and may have seen further Second World War service.

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