Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Chief Ship’s Cook E. C. Boys, Royal Navy

China 1900, no clasp (E. Boys, Cks. Mte., H.M.S. Orlando.); 1914-15 Star (176578, E. Boys. Ch. Sh. Ck., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (176578 E. Boys. Ch. Sh. Ck. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (176578. Ernest Boys, Ch. Sh. Cook. H.M.S. Achilles.) mounted as worn, the BWM and VM on incorrect ribands, minor edge bruising, nearly very fine and better (5) £240-280

Ernest Charles Boys was born at Portland, Dorset, on 24 January 1877 and joined the Royal Navy on 8 October 1893. Advanced to Cook’s Mate on 16 March 1896, he transferred to H.M.S. Orlando on 16 February 1899. Advanced 2nd Ship’s Cook on 30 April 1901, he was promoted Ship’s Cook, whilst serving in H.M.S. Seahorse on 1 March 1906; and as Chief Ship’s Cook, whilst serving in H.M.S. Latona on 1 April 1910. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Minerva from 2 August 1914 to 31 December 1917, before transferring to H.M.S. Achilles on 12 August 1918, and being awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was shore demobilised on 6 June 1921, and died in Portsmouth in 1944.

Sold together with various copied service papers, including one containing a photograph of the recipient.