Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (3) (M. 3013 A. E. Triggs. C.E.R.A.1. H.M.S. Cape Town.; 208360. A. T. Dyer, Ldg. Sea. H.M.S. Columbine.; K.23971 E. J. Foster, A/Mech. H.M.S. Eagle) light contact marks, polished, generally very fine and better (3) £100-£140

Alfred Ernest Triggs was born in Devonport on 26 February 1890. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in May 1911 and was first posted to the shore establishment H.M.S. Vivid. He spent the majority of the Great War serving with the scout cruiser H.M.S. Skirmisher and following further service was transferred to H.M.S. Cape Town in October 1925. It was whilst serving with this ship that Triggs was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged with a pension in May 1933, but was recalled during the Second World War, serving with H.M.S. Drake II and Defiance with the rate of Chief Engine Room Artificer First Class.

Abraham Thomas Dyer was born in Paignton, Devon, on 2 April 1882. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in February 1900 as a Boy Second Class and first served with H.M.S. Northampton. Shortly after the outbreak of the Great War, Dyer initially served aboard the Battleship H.M.S. Marlborough and remained with her until July 1916. He was part of her crew during the Battle of Jutland and later served with H.M.S. Dartmouth until the end of hostilities. Dyer was later transferred to H.M.S. Columbine in December 1919 and it was whilst serving with this shore establishment that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged with a pension in April 1922.

Ernest John Foster was born in Plymouth, Devon, on 30 December 1896. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in January 1915 and first served with the shore establishment H.M.S. Vivid II. In April 1915 he transferred to the battlecruiser H.M.S. Lion and remained with her for the duration of the Great War. He was part of Lion’s crew during her involvement in the Battle of Jutland, where she suffered a serious fire that could have destroyed the ship had it not been for the bravery of the turret commander, Royal Marine Major Francis Harvey, who posthumously received the Victoria Cross for ordering that the magazine be flooded. Foster’s later service included postings with H.M.S. Dauntless, Impregnable, Carysfort, Comus and Adventure. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst serving on the aircraft carrier, H.M.S. Eagle.