Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Stoker Petty Officer B. J. Taylor, Royal Navy, who was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy and served aboard H.M.A.S. Sydney from May 1915 to January 1918

1914-15 Star (296629 B. J. Taylor, S.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (296629 B. J. Taylor. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (296629 B. J. Taylor, S.P.O. H.M.S. Adventure.) together with H.M.A.S. Sydney - S.M.S. Emden Medal 1914, silver, 32mm, presented by the people of Western Australia, named on the reverse (B. J. Taylor. Stoker P’y Off’r) fitted with usual ring for suspension; and H.M.A.S. Sydney - S.M.S. Emden Medal, 9 November 1914, silver Mexican 8 Réales dated ‘1876’, mounted by W. Kerr, Sydney, small chop marks to both sides, this last nearly very fine, otherwise good very fine (6) £1,800-£2,200

Benjamin James Taylor was born at Garston, Lancashire, on 30 August 1881, and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 14 January 1901; Stoker, February 1902; Stoker 1st Class, July 1906; acting Leading Stoker, July 1909; Leading Stoker, September 1911; Stoker Petty Officer, 10 September 1912. Loaned to the Royal Australian Navy, he served aboard H.M.A.S. Sydney from 25 May 1915 to 10 January 1918. He received his L.S. & G.C. medal on 4 October 1918, and was shore pensioned on 9 June 1922.