Pair: Engineer Lieutenant J. T. Barrett, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (J. T. Barrett, Ch. E.R.A., H.M.S. Powerful) small impresed naming; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (J. T. Barrett, Ch. E.R.A. 2Cl., H.M.S. Powerful) impressed naming, nearly extremely fine (2) £180-220

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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John Thomas Barrett was born in Portsmouth on 26 January 1864. A Coppersmith by trade, he entered the Royal Navy as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on 16 May 1885. Serving on Alexandra, February 1886-June 1889, he was confirmed in his rank in June 1886 and advanced to E.R.A. 3rd Class in May 1888. He was promoted to E.R.A. 2nd Class in May 1892 when on Imperieuse and to E.R.A. 1st Class in May 1897 when at Victory II. Serving on Powerful, June 1897-June 1900, he was promoted to C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in April 1899; awarded the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. and later served in the waters off South Africa during the Boer War. In November 1900 he was commissioned an Artificer Engineer and was further promoted to Chief Artificer Engineer in November 1905 and Engineer Lieutenant in June 1916. During 1917-19 he is listed as serving at the ‘Dockyard - Haulbowline’. In addition to the above he was awarded the 1914-15 Star trio.

With copied service papers and research.