Four: Leading Signaller A. E. Shepherd, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve

1914-15 Star (229812. A. E. Shepherd, L. Sig. R.N.) British War and Victory Medals (229812 A. E. Shepherd. L. Sig. R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (229812 Ch.B.16238. A. E. Shepherd. L. Sig. R.F.R.) some light scratches, generally very fine (4) £80-£100

Alfred Edward Shepherd, a farm labourer from Wrentham, Suffolk, was born on 3 May 1887. Enlisting in the Royal Navy, his Great War service included service in H.M.S. Phaeton, which saw service in the Dardenelles; H.M.S. Vindex, a Royal Navy Seaplane carrier; and H.M.S. Repulse during the Battle of Heligoland Bight, when she scored a direct hit on S.M.S. Konigsberg. Appointed Leading Signaller on 2 June 1918, he joined the Royal Fleet Reserve on 10 August 1920, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 15 June 1923.