One: Chief Petty Officer A. Fagence, H.M.S. Chester, Royal Navy, who was severely wounded at Jutland; his crew mate in the Chester at Jutland, Boy First Class J. T. Cornwell, was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (163271 Alfred Fagence, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Charybdis) good very fine £180-£220

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

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The light cruiser H.M.S. Chester was launched on 8 December 1915 and was part of the 3rd Battle Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland, where she came under heavy German fire and suffered total casualties of 29 killed and 49 wounded, including Boy 1st Class J. T. Cornwell, who was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross

Alfred Fagence was born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 2 October 1876 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 15 October 1891. Advanced Petty Officer 1st Class on 8 March 1901, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 29 October 1909. Promoted Chief Petty Officer on 16 May 1912, he served during the Great War in H.M.S. Chester from 2 May to 1 June 1916, and was severely wounded at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. Serving for the rest of the Great War in various shore based establishments, he was shore demobilised on 27 March 1919.