Auction Catalogue

12 May 2015

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Lot

№ 562

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12 May 2015

Hammer Price:
£900

Three: Petty Officer 2nd Class W. F. H. Lintern, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (182999 A.B., H.M.S. Terrible) engraved naming; China 1900, no clasp (A.B., H.M.S. Terrible); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (182999P.O. 2Cl., H.M.S. Vernon) first two with edge bruising and contact marks, fine and better (3) £400-460

William Francis Henry Lintern was born in Weston Bamfield, Somerset on 16 May 1879. Employed as a Stable Boy, he joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 18 February 1895 and was advanced to Boy 1st Class in February 1896. He was promoted to Ordinary Seaman when on H.M.S. Crescent in August 1896 and to Able Seaman when on H.M.S. Raleigh in September 1898. Served on the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Terrible, September 1899-October 1902 and was promoted to Leading Seaman in August 1902. He attained the rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class in April 1904 when on H.M.S. Erebus. Lintern was invalided due to pulmonary tuberculosis in September 1911. His history next shows he was based at H.M.S. Vernon in August 1914 but was discharged to Haslar Hospital in April 1915. With copied service papers, service notes, roll extract and postcard photograph of H.M.S. Terrible.