Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Petty Officer J. S. Cox, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (119082. J. S. Cox. P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (119082 J. S. Cox. P.O. R.N.) number and rank a little rubbed on VM, otherwise very fine

Three: Cook A. E. Spence, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (M.11428, A. E. Spence, Ck. Mte., 2, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.11428 A. E. Spence. Ck. Mte. R.N.) very fine (6) £80-£100

James Seymour Cox was born at Ryde, Isle of Wight, on 3 December 1886 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. St. Vincent, on 15 March 1882. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Euryalus, on 3 December 1884, and to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Baccante, on 13 February 1887. He transferred to the Coast Guard Section as Boatman at Kingstown (East Ferry) on 7 June 1895, and subsequently served at Limerick and the South of Ireland, being advanced to Petty Officer in November 1911. He reverted to serve in H.M.S. Albemarle on 1 August 1914, and served in the Great War in H.M.S. Victory I and H.M.S. Fisgard. He was invalided on account of defective teeth in October 1919. He had been awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1896.

Alfred Edwin Spence was born at Moniaive, Dumfries, Scotland, on 20 August 1896, and was a baker by trade. He joined the Royal Navy as a Second Cook’s Mate, H.M.S. Victory, on 18 January 1915, and was confirmed in that rate on 4 March 1915. He was advanced to Cook’s Mate, H.M.S. St. Vincent, on 1 January 1916, and Cook on 17 May 1919. He was invalided with neurasthenia on 25 December 1919.