Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part II)

Four: Chief Petty Officer A. E. Hall, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (150745 C.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (150745 C.P.O., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S.& G.C., E.VII.R. (150745 P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Commonwealth) good very fine (4) £70-90

Albert Edward Hall was born in Mawnan, Cornwall on 13 January 1874. A labourer by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd class in August 1889 and attained the rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class in September 1899, 1st Class in October 1900 and Chief Petty Officer in October 1911. Pensioned ashore in January 1914, he joined the R.F.R. Recalled for active service in August that year, he served for most of the war aboard the old battleship Caesar. Sold with copied service details and a copied photograph of the Commonwealth.