Four: Leading Stoker J. Garland, Royal Navy, late Royal Marines, who died in an accident involving H.M. Submarines E.4 and E.41, 15 August 1916

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Pte., R.M., H.M.S. Partridge) large impressed naming; 1914-15 Star (310934 Act. L. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (310934 L. Sto., R.N.) first with edge bruise, nearly very fine and better (4) £260-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Boer War Medals to the Royal Navy.

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John Garland was born in Malmesbury, Wiltshire on 10 March 1881. A Groom by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Marines on 5 March 1901. Serving aboard H.M.S. Partridge, April 1902-December 1904, he qualified for the Q.S.A. Medal without clasp (150 awarded). He was discharged on 24 October 1906 upon entering the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class. He was promoted to Stoker 1st Class when on Arrogant in September 1907. Entering the Submarine Service, he served at Forth, Dolphin and Maidstone, being advanced to Acting Leading Stoker in April 1915 and Leading Stoker in April 1916. Serving aboard H.M. Submarine E.41 Garland was killed in an accident on 15 August 1916. During an exercise off Harwich the E.41, travelling on the surface, was accidently rammed by the E.4 travelling submerged. Both vessels sank, the E.4 lost with all hands; some managing to escape from the E.41 - of the 60 crewmen involved on the two vessels, 45 were lost. Both craft were later salvaged and returned to service in about May 1917. Leading Stoker Garland was the husband of F. M. Garland of ‘Peverall’, 35 Westeria Terrace, Plymouth; his name is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Sold with original Royal Marine and Royal Navy parchment Certificates of Service; Certificate of the Inspector of Seamen’s Wills; copied R.M. and R.N. service papers; photograph of the recipient when based at H.M.S. Impregnable, September 1915-February 1916, and other research.