Auction Catalogue

26 January 2022

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Lot

№ 27

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26 January 2022

Hammer Price:
£600

Five: Chief Armourer S. P. Warne, Royal Navy

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1891-2 (S. P. Warne. Arms. Mate, H.M.S. Racer.); 1914-15 Star (148160, S. P. Warne. Ch. Armr., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (148160 S. P. Warne. Ch. Amr. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (S. P. Warne, Ch. Armr, H.M.S. Montagu.) contact marks to first and last, otherwise better than very fine (5) £280-£340

89 East and West Africa Medals with clasp 1891-2 were awarded to H.M.S. Racer.

Samuel Prior Warne was born on 3 July, 1886, at Slade’s Bridge, Cornwall. He commenced naval service as Armourer’s Crewman, H.M.S. Cambridge, on 20 March 1889. He was advanced to Armourer’s Mate on 2 December 1890, and Armourer, H.M.S. Vivid II, on 23 April 1897. He was advanced to Acting Chief Armourer, H.M.S. Vivid on 16 September 1902, and Chief Armourer, H.M.S. Montague on 16 September 1903. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1904, and during the Great War he served in H.M.S. Amphitrite, H.M.S. Vivid and H.M.S. Sutlej. He was demobilized in May 1919.