Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Petty Officer Cook E. H. Arnold, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (M.3084 E. H. Arnold Ck. Mte. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.3084 E. H. Arnold L. Ck. Mate R.N).; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.3084 E. H. Arnold L. Ck. H.M.S. Lucia.) contact marks, very fine (4) £80-£100

Edwin Harry Arnold, a bricklayer from Portsmouth, Hampshire, initially enlisted in the Royal Nay under service no. L.1914 on 28 May 1910. Rejoining on 25 November 1911, his Great War service included service in H.M. Ships Sappho, Blake, and Attentive. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 10 July 1925, he was promoted Petty Officer Cook, before signing an agreement to serve with the New Zealand Navy for three years on 2 August 1928. Reverting back to the Royal Navy on 19 June 1931, he was shore pensioned on 27 May 1932. He was recalled for Second World War service on 6 December 1939, before being released to Class A Reserve on 5 September 1940.