A Great War C.B. group of five awarded to Engineer Rear-Admiral F. Hore, Royal Navy, who served as Engineer-Lieutenant of the Royal Yacht Osborne, 1893-98

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, converted for neck wear, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband; 1914-15 Star (Eng. Capt. F. Hore. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Eng. R. Adml. F. Hore.); Jubilee 1897, silver, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine and a scarce example of Great War medals named to a Flag Rank (5) £1,000-£1,400

Great War medals named to officers of Flag Rank are relatively scarce; whilst a number of Rear, Vice, and full Admirals received the British War Medal as their sole entitlement for the Great War, having served exclusively in shore based establishments, relatively few of them also received a Victory Medal

C.B. London Gazette 3 June 1916:.
The Recommendation states: ‘For services on staff of Vice Admiral commanding 1st Battle Squadron’.

Fred Hore was born on 8 July 1863 and was educated at Plymouth Grammar School and the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
He joined the Royal Navy as Acting Assistant Engineer in H.M.S. Asia on 1 July 1884, and was promoted Engineer on 1 June 1889, whilst serving in H.M.S. Scout. He was appointed Engineer to the Royal Yacht Osborne on 11 July 1893, and served in her for almost five years, until 4 May 1898. Promoted Chief Engineer on his appointment to H.M.S. Surprise on 5 May 1898; he was promoted Engineer-Commander on 2 April 1902 whilst serving in H.M.S. Fire Queen; and Engineer Captain on 28 January 1913 whilst serving in H.M.S. Vernon. He served in H.M.S. Albemarle (the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir John Jellicoe) from 1908 to 1909, and was Officer in Charge of torpedo distribution and equipment of the Navy at whilst at H.M.S. Vernon, from 1909 to 1913.

During the Great War Hore served on the Staffs of Vice-Admirals Sir Doveton Sturdee, Sir Charles Madden, and The Hon. Sir Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, and then on the Staff of Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Battle Squadron. He was promoted Engineer Rear-Admiral on 13 May 1918, and subsequently served on the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief until he retired in 1921. He died on 7 March 1931.

Sold with copied record of service.

Note: M.I.D. unconfirmed.