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

Three: Chief Petty Officer H. Trott, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (180545 C.P.O., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S.& G.C., E.VII.R. (180545 P.O.1Cl., H.M.S. Lancaster) good very fine (3) £40-60

Harry Trott was born in Tapton, Sussex on 15 March 1878. He entered the Royal Navy on 15 March 1896 as a Boy 2nd Class. He attained the rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class in February 1902 whilst serving aboard Wildfire and P.O. 1st Class in February 1904 whilst on Jupiter. When serving on Lancaster during 1912 he was awarded the L.S.& G.C. medal. For most of the Great War he was based on Cormorant, the depot ship at Gibraltar and attained the rank of Chief Petty Officer there on 1 March 1917. He was demobilised on 14 February 1919. Sold with copied service papers.