Auction Catalogue

17 March 2021

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 228

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17 March 2021

Hammer Price:
£190

Family group:

Pair:
Chief Cook C. Kenney, Royal Navy
British War Medal 1914-20 (116687 C. Kenney. Ch. Ck. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (C. Kenney, Sh. Cook, H.M.S. Magicienne), good very fine

Five:
Petty Officer C. H. Kenney, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (J. 18203, C. H. Kenney, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 18203 G. H. Kenney. L.S. R.N.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J. 18203 C. H. Kenney. P.O. H.M.S. Vernon), Great War awards polished, nearly very fine (7) £120-£140

Charles Henry Kenney was born in Portsmouth on 11 July 1861, and entered naval service as a Cook’s Mate in H.M.S. Duke of Wellington on 9 August 1881. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1891, he was advanced Chief Cook in April 1894. Re-engaged for service as a Chief Cook on 2 August 1914, he remained so employed in H.M.S. Victory I until he was demobilised on 1 August 1916.