British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Stoker Petty Officer J. Fountain, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (K.1399 Sto. 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.1399 Act. L. Sto., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.1399 L. Sto., H.M.S. Argus) contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £60-80

John Fountain was born in Leighton Buzzard on 2 April 1890. A Stoker by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on September 1908, being promoted to Stoker 1st Class in October 1909. For most of the Great War he was based in Hong Kong (H.M.S. Tamar), August 1914-August 1917. He was promoted to Leading Stoker in October 1918 when based at Victory X and served on the aircraft carrier Argus, January 1921-January 1924, during which time he was awarded the Long Service Medal. Fountain attained the rank of Stoker Petty Officer in April 1926 and was still serving in 1929. With copied service paper.