Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Chief Petty Officer J. Lyne, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (J. Lyne. A.B. H.M.S. Magicienne.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Jubaland (J. Lyne. A.B., H.M.S. Magicienne.); 1914-15 Star (187308, J. Lyne, P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (187308. J. Lyne. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (187308 James Lyne, P.O. H.M.S. Vivid:) contact marks, nearly very fine and better (6) £600-£800

James Lyne was born in Crediton, Devon, on 11 July 1879 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Impregnable on 22 January 1896. Posted to H.M.S. Magicienne as an Ordinary Seaman on 18 November 1897, he was promoted Able Seaman on 11 September 1898, and went on to witness active service off South Africa (Medal), in addition to being one of around 200 Bluejackets landed for the Jubaland operations of November 1900 to April 1901 (Medal & clasp).

Advanced Petty Officer on 1 July 1903, Lyne was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 15 August 1912, and served during the Great War in various ships and shore based establishments. He was promoted Chief Petty Officer on 1 December 1918, and was shore demobilised on 18 September 1919.