Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Chief Painter E. Poole, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (169683, E. Poole, Pbr. [sic]1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (169683 E. Poole. Ch. Ptr. R.N.) very fine

Three: Able Seaman P. E. Smith, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (S.S. 4575, P. E. Smith, Ord., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (SS.4575 P. E. Smith. A.B. R.N.) polished, nearly very fine (6) £70-£90

Elijah Poole was born at Torpoint, Cornwall, on 22 November 1871 and joined the Royal Navy as a Painter Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid II on 24 October 1892. He was advanced to Painter First Class on 4 February 1897, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in January 1913. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Russell, H.M.S. Pembroke II, H.M.S. Hecla, and H.M.S. Blenheim, being appointed Chief Painter on 1 October 1918, and was demobilised on 17 April 1919.

Percy Edwin Smith was born at Lichfield, Staffordshire, on 26 December 1894 and joined the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Victory I on 1 January 1914. He was appointed to H.M.S. Duncan on 15 March 1914, H.M.S. Queen on 4 June 1914, and H.M.S. Agamemnon, on 10 February 1915, being advanced to Able Seaman, on 1 May 1916. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Implacable and H.M.S. Dido (Spencer). He was demobilised on 19 April 1919.