Three: Sergeant A. W. Balcombe, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was killed in action in H.M.S. Calliope at the battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916

1914-15 Star (CH. 15620, Sgt. A. W. Balcombe, R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (CH. 15620 Sgt. A. W. Balcombe. R.M.L.I.), good very fine (3) £100-£140

Archer William Balcombe served in H.M.S. Calliope, when she was one of the five ships in the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May-1 June 1916. Under the command of Commodore C. E. Le Mesurier, H.M.S. Calliope received a number of hits just before nightfall on 31 May (notably by the German battleships Kaiser and Markgraf), and ten of her crew, including Balcombe, were killed. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.