Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Petty Officer First Class J. Payne, Royal Navy, who served with H.M.S. Bellerophon at the Battle of Jutland
1914-15 Star (177310, J. Payne, P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (177310 J. Payne. P.O. 1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (177310 James Payne, P.O., H.M.S. Argyll.) very fine

Four: Stoker Petty Officer C. T. Payne, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (310120, C. T. Payne, L. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (310120 C. T. Payne. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (310120. C. T. Payne, S.P.O. H.M.S. Ambrose.) contact marks, nearly very fine (8) £180-£220

James Payne was born in Bristol in September 1878. He joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in December 1893, and advanced to Petty Officer 1st Class in December 1907. Payne served with H.M.S. Bellerophon (battleship) for the entirety of the Great War, during which time she was part of the 4th Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland, where she fired a total of 62 twelve-inch shells and 14 four-inch shells during the battle. Payne joined the Coastguard in August 1919.

Charles Thomas Payne was born in Brixton, London in July 1886.