Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Stoker First Class C. Wake, Royal Navy, who was killed in action in H.M.S. Invincible at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916

1914-15 Star (K. 14962. C. Wake. Sto. 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.14962 C. Wake. Sto. 1, R.N.) nearly extremely fine (3) £240-£280

Charles Wake served during the Great War in the battle cruiser H.M.S. Invincible and was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, when the armour of one of Invincible’s gun turrets was penetrated, causing her to be blown in half by a magazine explosion amidships and sink within 90 seconds with the loss of all but six of her crew of 1,032 officers and ratings. Like the vast majority of the crew Wake is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.