Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (212208 A. E. Pointing, Ldg. Smn., H.M.S. Victory) very fine £20-30

Albert Edgar Pointing was born at Brighton, Sussex in March 1885 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in November 1900. A Leading Seaman by the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, he served in the cruiser Europa until May 1915, when he came ashore to successive appointments at Victory I and Excellent. Then in February 1916 he was lent to the Royal Indian Marine (R.I.M.), serving at Alert until returning to regular R.N. duties in July 1918. Pointing was pensioned in June 1922.