Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Seven: Chief Electrical Artificer A. S. Jones, Royal Navy

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (M.35461 A. S. Jones. C.E.A.2., R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, with Second Award Bar (M.35461 A. S. Jones. A/C.E.A.2, H.M.S. Pembroke) mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s Royal Life Saving Society Swimming Medal, the reverse engraved ‘A. S. Jones Oct. 1932’, in case of issue, slight edge bruising and some contact marks, very fine and better (8) £240-£280

Arthur Stephen Jones was born in Greenwich on 20 February 1901. A Fitter and Turner by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy as an Electrical Artificer 5th Class on 13 April 1920. Advanced to Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class in February 1922 when at H.M.S. Vernon, he was confirmed in that rank in February 1923 when serving in H.M.S. Diligence; and was promoted to Electrical Artificer 3rd Class in February 1925 when serving in H.M.S. Sandhurst; to Electrical Artificer 2nd Class in February 1929 when serving at H.M.S. Victory, and Electrical Artificer 1st Class in February 1934 when serving in H.M.S. Cumberland. Still on that ship, he was advanced to Acting Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class in March 1934, being confirmed in that rank in February 1937 when at H.M.S. Pembroke. Promoted to Chief Electrical Artificer 1st Class in March 1940 when on the cruiser H.M.S. Sussex, he was appointed Acting Warrant Electrician in March 1941, and was shore pensioned on 15 December 1957.

Sold together with the recipient’s Certificate of Service; warrant of appointment to Temporary Warrant Electrician, March 1944; Electrical Artificer’s History Sheet; Recommendations for Advancement and Conduct Record Sheet; two cloth badges; and four photographs.