Orders, Decorations and Medals

Seven: Able Seaman A. J. Barrick, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (A.B., H.M.S. Magicienne) small impressed naming; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Jubaland (A.B., H.M.S. Magicienne); 1914-15 Star (159674 A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (159674 A.B., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (159674 Boatn., H.M. Coast Guard); Marine Society Reward of Merit (Arthur J. Barrick, 17th February 1898) silver, contact marks, some edge bruising, nearly very fine and better (7)
£400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The John Chidzey Collection.

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Arthur James Barrick was born on 22 September 1874 at Bethnal Green, London. After serving on the training ship Warspite, he entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in March 1891, being advanced to Boy 1st Class in February 1892. He was promoted to Ordinary Seaman in September 1892 when on Lion and to Able Seaman in August 1893 when on Redpole. He served on the Macicienne, November 1897-June 1901. Barrick transferred to the Coast Guard Service in November 1902 and served at Weymouth, Teignmouth and Sandgate, being appointed a Leading Boatman in January 1911. With the onset of the Great War he returned to seagoing service, serving on Magnificent, July 1914-February 1915; Royal Arthur, February 1915-March 1918; Pembroke, March-May 1918; and Satellite, May 1918-May 1919. Awarded the Long Service Medal in 1907. With copied service paper.