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Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J. 5489 E. C. A. Brock, C.P.O., H.M.S. Comus) officially corrected surname, obverse heavily polished, fine £20-30

Elijah Charles Albert Brock was born in Co. Wicklow in January 1894 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in September 1909. An Able Seaman by outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, he served in the sloop H.M.S. Dahlia from June until September 1915, in which latter month she struck a mine, Brock’s service record noting that he suffered from shock as a result of the explosion. Re-employed ashore at Vivid, where he remained until June 1916, it is apparent from his service record that he qualified as a Diver, a sub-rating that he would hold until the early 1920s. And between June 1916 and January 1921, Brock served in the battle cruiser Tiger, an appointment that witnessed his advancement to Petty Officer. He was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in April 1927, while serving as a Chief Petty Officer in the Comus.