Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Chief Stoker F. E. Weaver, Royal Navy, who died on 21 May 1916

1914-15 Star (148339 Ch. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (148339 Ch. Sto., R.N.); Memorial Plaque (Frederick Edward Weaver) this in card envelope, extremely fine (4) £100-150

Frederick Edward Weaver was born in Farncomb, Surrey on 19 October 1868. A Labourer by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 21 March 1889. He was promoted to Stoker in February 1894 when on Assistance and Leading Stoker in April 1898 when on Indefatigable. Weaver was promoted to Stoker Petty Officer in July 1906 based at Vernon; Acting Chief Stoker in January 1910 when on Indefatigable and was confirmed in that rank in January 1911 when on Grafton. He was pensioned ashore and joined the R.F.R. Portsmouth Division in March 1912. Recalled for service in the Great War, he resumed his rank of Chief Stoker, serving on the sloop Mallow, August 1915-May 1916. Chief Stoker Weaver died of appendicitis at the Government Hospital, Suez, on 21 May 1916. He was the husband of Rose Weaver of 11 Newland Road, Worthing, Sussex. With copied service papers.