One: Able Seaman A. E. Child, H.M.S. Ajax, Royal Navy, who drowned on 2 July 1919, whilst serving in M-24 as part of the North Russian Expeditionary Force

1914-15 Star (J.31371. A. E. Child. Boy.1., R.N.) good very fine £70-£90

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals for the Battle of Jutland.

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The dreadnought battleship H.M.S. Ajax was launched on 21 March 1912 and was part of the 2nd Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland.

Archibald Ernest Child was born in Croydon, Surrey, on 21 March 1899 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 25 May 1914. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Ajax from 5 February 1915 to the end of the War, and was advanced Able Seaman on 16 August 1917. He drowned on 2 July 1919, whilst serving in H.M.S. M-24, as part of the North Russian Expeditionary Force, and is buried in Archangel Allied Cemetery, Russia.