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Auction: 25113 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 394

Nine: Chief Petty Officer R. W. Elphick, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (J.28012. R. W. Elphick. A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.28012 R. W. Elphick. L.S. R.N.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (J.28012. R. W. Elphick. C.P.O. R.N.); 1939-1945 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (J.28012 R. W. Elphick PO HMS Dolphin), the Trio and L.S. & G.C. polished otherwise very fine (9)

Reginald Wiliam Elphick was born at East Grinstead, Sussex on 14 October 1897 and was previously a garden boy before he enlisted into the Royal Navy as Boy 2nd Class on 29 October 1913. Elphick served on Inconstant from 28 December 1914 -1 May 1917, he then served on Vernon from 2 May 1917 - 8 August 1917 before serving on Amphitrite from 9 August 1917 - 31 December 1917. He served on Victory I from 1 January 1918 - 26 February 1918 before serving on Woolwich from 27 February 1918 - 15 May 1918. Elphick then served on Apollo from 16 May 1918 - 26 June 1918 before returning to Victory I from 27 June 1918 - 12 July 1918. He then served on Vernon between 13 July 1918 -30 April 1919. Elphick was awarded his L.S. & G.C. in 1930 and was Pensioned on 13 October 1937. He re-enlisted on 17 February 1940 and first served on Victory I before serving on Daedalus from 22 February 1940 and to Daedalus II from 26 April 1940. He was released from the Royal Navy on 19 September 1945.

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£140