Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. (3), G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (311419 A. M. Smith. Mech. H.M.S. Glowworm.); G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (2) (K. 16073 S. Robbins Sto. 1. H.M.S. Walker.; J. 86454. F. Mainprize. L. S. H.M.S. Iron Duke.) generally very fine and better (3) £100-£140

Archibald Martin Smith was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 9 August 1888. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in July 1907 and first served with the cruiser H.M.S. Warrior. Prior to the outbreak of the Great War, he had served with several ships including the cruisers H.M.S. Bedford and Forte. For much of the Great War, Smith served with the cruisers, H.M.S. St George and Courageous. Following the war Smith was on the books of the gunboat H.M.S. Glowworm while serving aboard the motor launches ML.228 and ML.196. It was during this period that Smith was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was invalided out of the service in May 1922.

Sidney Robbins was born in Newton Abbot, Devon on 1 September 1894. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in September 1912 and first served with the shore establishment H.M.S. Vivid. During the Great War, Robbins served with the torpedo boat destroyer H.M.S. Quail and the destroyer H.M.S. Sceptre. Following the war he served with the destroyers H.M.S. Seraph and Sturgeon, and the cruiser H.M.S. Capetown. He was later transferred to the destroyer H.M.S. Walker and it was whilst serving with this ship that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

Francis Mainprize was born in Bridlington, Yorkshire on 18 September 1900. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in March 1918 and first served with H.M.S. Powerful. He was posted to the destroyer H.M.S. Sharpshooter in June 1918 and remained with her until the end of 1920. In the years following the Great War, Mainprize served on several ships and shore establishments including the river gunboat H.M.S. Woodcock, the battleship H.M.S. Barham and the destroyer H.MS. Serapis. He later transferred to the dreadnought battleship H.M.S. Iron Duke and it was whilst serving with her that Mainprize was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. On the outbreak of the Second World War, Mainprize was serving with the super-dreadnought battleship H.M.S. Revenge. He transferred to the shore establishment H.M.S. Victory in July 1940 and died in service on 17 March 1941. He is buried in North Ormesby Cemetery.