Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Armourer A. E. King, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (346907, A. E. King Ar. Mte., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (346907 A. E. King. Act. Armr. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (346907. A. E. King, Armr. H.M.S. Vivid.) mounted as worn, nearly very fine (4) £80-120

Albert Edward King was born in Devonport on 19 February 1884, and joined the Royal Navy on 6 July 1904, serving as Armourer’s Crew in H.M.S. Cambridge. He transferred to H.M.S. Majestic on 25 June 1913, and was promoted Armourer’s Mate on 1 August of that year. Joining H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh on 28 February 1914, he served in her throughout the Great War, and was present at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, where the Duke of Edinburgh was the only ship of her squadron to survive unscathed. Transferring to H.M.S. Vivid II on 16 July 1918, he was advanced to Armourer on 11 September of that year, and was awarded his Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 15 July 1919. He continued to serve on shore based establishments until he was shore pensioned on 5 July 1926.