Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Chief Electrical Artificer First Class, C. P. Jermyn, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Orion at the Battle of Jutland

1914-15 Star (M.471, C. P. Jermyn, E.A. 2., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.471 C. P. Jermyn. C.E.A. 2. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.471 C. P. Jermyn. C.E.A. 1. H.M.S. Centaur.), contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140

Charles Prout Jermyn was born on 17 September 1885, at Devonport, and commenced naval service as an Acting Electrical Artificer Fourth Class in H.M.S. Defiance on 8 July 1908. He was advanced to Electrical Artificer Third Class, H.M.S. Indefatigable, on 8 July 1911, and Electrical Artificer Second Class, H.M.S. Orion, on 8 July 1915, being present in Orion at the Battle of Jutland. Advanced Chief Electrical Artificer First Class in H.M.S. Centaur on 1 April 1923, he was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1923. He was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Osprey on 7 July 1930, but was recalled for service in H.M.S. Drake II, on 24 November 1939, and served until being shore invalided on 29 September 1941.