Auction Catalogue

22 June 1999

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 655

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22 June 1999

Hammer Price:
£150

Three: Stoker Andrew Griffiths, Royal Navy, killed when H.M.S. Bulwark exploded in November 1914
1914-15 Star Trio (SS.111501, Sto.1 R.N.) together with Bronze Memorial Plaque (Andrew Griffiths) nearly extremely fine (4) £120-140

Andrew Griffiths, born Liverpool, was killed on 26 November 1914, when H.M.S. Bulwark blew up in unexplained circumstances near Sheerness, with the loss of over 700 lives. There were only fourteen survivors. Sold with copy service record and other details.