Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Petty Officer B. J. Elsey, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (J.4461, B. J. Elsey, L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.4461 B. J. Elsey. L.S. R.N.) contact marks, heavily polished, therefore good fine

Three: Sailmaker C. Walker, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (184314, G. [sic] Walker, Slmr. Mte., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (184314 C. Walker. Slmr. R.N.) good very fine (6) £70-£90

Bertie John Elsey was born at Newington, London, on 25 May 1893 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges on 12 May 1909. He was appointed to H.M.S. Duncan on 17 May 1910, and was advanced to Ordinary Seaman on 25 May 1911, and Able Seaman on 12 September 1912. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Ganges, H.M.S. Arethusa, H.M.S. Pembroke I, H.M.S. Termagant, and H.M.S. Lucia, being appointed Leading Seaman on 1 September 1915. In January 1918 he was appointed to H.M.S. Dolphin for service in submarines, and is noted as serving in submarine C.24, N.1 and C.17. He continued to serve in submarines after the Great War and was advanced to Petty Officer in November 1921. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1926, and was shore pensioned in May 1933, but was recalled for War service in August 1939, and was discharged from H.M.S. Waxwing in August 1945.

Charles Walker was born at Portsmouth on 7 January 1880 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. St. Vincent on 8 June 1895. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Trafalgar, on 7 January 1898, and to Able Seaman, H.M.S. Royal Arthur, on 22 August 1901. He was appointed Sailmaker’s Mate, H.M.S. Topaze, on 15 July 1911, and Sailmaker, H.M.S. Bristol on 1 March 1918. He was discharged in June 1922.