Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Chief Yeoman of Signals G. A. J. Burchfield, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Cordelia at the Battle of Jutland

1914-15 Star (J.26157 G. A. J. Burchfield. Sig., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.26157 G. A. J. Burchfield. L.Sig. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.26157 G. A. J. Burchfield. Y.S. H.M.S. Effingham.) polished, contact marks and edge bruising, therefore good fine and better (4) £100-£140

George Alfred John Burchfield was born on 21 September 1896, at Patcham, Sussex. He commenced naval service as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid I, on 26 August 1913, and was posted to H.M.S. Ganges, being appointed Signal Boy on 1 March 1914. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Victory I, H.M.S. Invincible, H.M.S. New Zealand, H.M.S. Leviathan, H.M.S. Galatea, H.M.S. Cordelia, and H.M.S. Champion. He served in Cordelia at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, and was appointed Leading Signalman, H.M.S. Cordelia on 29 May 1917. He subsequently served in several ships, including H.M.S. Greenwich, H.M.S. Osprey (Rocket), H.M.S. Columbine (Douglas), H.M.S. Centaur, H.M.S. Constance, and H.M.S. Effingham. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in October 1929, and was advanced to Chief Yeoman of Signals, H.M.S. Royal Sovereign, on 18 October 1932. He was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Victory I on 26 September 1936, but was recalled for service as Pensioned Chief Yeoman of Signals, H.M.S. Victory 1, on 21 October 1940. He was released from service in January 1945.