Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Shipwright A. R. G. Fanstone, Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy

1914-15 Star (O.N. 343966 A. R. G. Fanstone, Joiner); British War and Victory Medals (343966 A. R. G. Fanstone, Shpt. 1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (343966 A. R. G. Fanstone, Shpt. 2 H.M.S. Blenheim) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (4) £80-100

Albert Robert George Fanstone was born at Reading, Berkshire, on 31 March 1880, and joined the Royal Navy as Carpenter’s Crew on 26 February 1901. In January 1913 he signed a Royal Australian Navy Agreement for 3 years and served as a Joiner, and later Shipwright, at Melbourne, Australia, from 18 January 1913. He signed a second agreement for 5 years from 1 January 1916, and served continuously in Australia until September 1920 when he returned to the U.K. He received his L.S. & G.C. medal in June 1922 and was ‘shore pensioned’ on 16 March 1923. Sold with copy record of service.