Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War D.S.C. group of four awarded to Engineer Lieutenant-Commander F. A. Truckle, Royal Navy, for services in the Adriatic

Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., unnamed, the reverse hallmarked London 1918; 1914-15 Star (Mte. F. A. Truckle, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Eng. Lt. F. A. Truckle. R.N.) good very fine (4) £900-1200

D.S.C. London Gazette 11 December 1918, for services in the Adriatic.

Frank Austin Truckle joined the Royal Navy as an Artificer Engineer on 1 October 1910; Mate (Engineer), 1 April 1915; Engineer Lieutenant, 1 April 1917. He served at sea aboard H.M.S. Zealandia from 4 December 1913; H.M.S. Erin from 28 May 1915; and H.M.S. Dartmouth from 16 March 1916. In the Adriatic Dartmouth was engaged in a long range action with the Austrian Cruiser Novava on 17 May 1917, and, on 29 December 1917, Dartmouth and Weymouth formed part of an allied squadron in another action with Austrian cruisers.

Truckle served subsequently in H.M.S. Roxburgh from 14 October 1918; Courageous from 4 December 1919; Commonwealth from 2 November 1920; and Orion from 25 April 1921. He afterwards served in various Admiralty Maintenance depots and retired in 1925 with the rank of Engineer Lieutenant-Commander. He died on 23 January 1937.