A Second World War B.E.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer C. F. Bailey, Royal Navy

British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (C.E.R.A. Charles Bailey, C.271322); 1914-15 Star (271322 E.R.A.2, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (271322 C.E.R.A.2, R.N.); Defence and War Medals, unnamed; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (271322 .E.R.A., H.M.S. Vulcan) fine and better (7) £220-260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Ron Tuppen Collection of Naval Medals to Engine Room Officers.

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B.E.M. London Gazette 2 June 1943; correction 6 July 1943.

Charles Francis Bailey was born in Bermuda on 9 July 1887. He entered the Royal Navy as a Boy Artificer on 1 April 1903. He was promoted to Engine Room Artificer 5th Class in March 1907 when on Tenedos; Acting E.R.A. 4th Class in April 1908 when on Africa; was confirmed in that rank in August 1909 when on Inflexible; and promoted to E.R.A. 3rd Class in April 1911 on Triumph. With the start of the Great War he was serving on the cruiser Lowestoft and was advanced to E.R.A. 2nd Class in April 1915. He was promoted to Acting C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in July 1917 when based at Victory X and was confirmed in that rank when on the cruiser Blonde in July 1918. Bailey attained the rank of C.E.R.A. 1st Class in July 1923 when on Woodcock. He was pensioned ashore on 8 July 1927. Returning to the Service for the Second World War, he was awarded the B.E.M. in the Birthday Honours of 1943.

With copied service papers and gazette extracts.