Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria including the collection to Naval Artificers formed by JH Deacon

Five: Stoker F. A. Silvester, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Sto., H.M.S. Terrible); China 1900, no clasp (Sto., H.M.S. Terrible); 1914-15 Star Trio (284205 Sto.1 R.N.) very fine (5) £200-250

Frederick Alfred Silvester was born at Parry Sound, Canada, on 22 June 1876, and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 29 December 1896. He served on board Terrible from March 1898 until October 1902, seeing service in South Africa and China. Sold with copy service record.