Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Sapper H. Greafe, Inland Water Transport Section, Royal Engineers, late Royal Navy

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Witu 1890 (H. Greafe. A.B. H.M.S. Cossack.) renamed; British War and Victory Medals (WR-313768 Spr. H. Greafe. R.E.) nearly very fine (3) £60-£80

Herman Greafe was born in Marylebone on 22 September 1870 and joined the Royal Navy as Boy Second Class on 3 September 1885. He served in the cruiser H.M.S. Cossack from 1 January 1889 and was promoted Able Seaman on 1 August 1889, serving during the punitive Witu Expedition of 1890. Promoted Leading Seaman on 1 April 1899, he transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve at Chatham on 14 August 1903. Discharged with gratuity on 24 August 1911, he later re-enlisted at Whitehall on 2 August 1916 for the Inland Water Transport Section, Royal Engineers.