Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Stoker Petty Officer R. Lashbrook, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Marksman at the Battle of Jutland

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (306229 R. Lashbrooke [sic]. Lg. Sto. H.M.S. Dartmouth.); 1914-15 Star (306229, R. Lashbrooke [sic], L.Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (306229 R. Lashbrook. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (306229. R. Lashbrook, S.P.O. H.M.S. Julius.) contact marks and light edge bruising, nearly very fine (5) £240-£280

Richard Lashbrook was born on 25 December 1885 at Truro, Cornwall. He commenced naval service as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid II, on 12 April 1904, and was advanced to Stoker First Class in H.M.S. Cornwall on 1 July 1906. He was advanced Acting Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Vivid II, on 14 February 1913, and confirmed as Leading Stoker, on 3 July 1913. He was appointed to H.M.S. Dartmouth on 2 September 1913, and served in her until 30 June 1915. Much of the rest of service in the Great War was spent in H.M.S. Marksman, which served in the 12th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet, and he was present at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. He was advanced to Stoker Petty Officer in June 1916, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1921. He was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Defiance, on 11 April 1926, and subsequently joined the Royal Fleet Reserve.