Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Stoker Petty Officer W. R. K. Stephens, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (363307 W. R. K. Stephens. Sto. 1 R.N.) mounted as worn; together with a Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes Jewel, silver gilt (hallmarks for Chester 1936) and enamel, named to the recipient, in case of issue, light contact marks, nearly very fine

Pair: Stoker First Class N. S. Barrett, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (K.44211 N. S. Barrett. Sto. 1 R.N.) very fine

Pair: Stoker First Class F. Church, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (K.37481 F. Church. Sto. 1 R.N.) edge nicks to BWM, otherwise good very fine

Pair: Joiner Fourth Class H. Healey, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (M.20946 H. Healey. Jr. 4 R.N.) nearly extremely fine (9) £100-£140

William Robert Kennedy Stephens was born at Brixton, London, on 4 January 1889 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Domestic in H.M.S. Vivid I on 10 January 1905. He was appointed Boy Second Class, H.M.S. Boscawen II, on 16 November 1905, and was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. St. George, on 4 January 1907. Posted to H.M.S. Amphitrite on 13 April 1907, he was further advanced to Stoker First Class on 9 July 1907 and was appointed Acting Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Blake on 20 April 1916. During the Great War he also served in H.M.S. Bonaventure (Bonetta), H.M.S. Pembroke II, H.M.S. Vivid II, and H.M.S. Tiger. Advanced to Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Impregnable, on 1 June 1926, he was discharged to Pension in February 1929, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. He was recalled for service in 1940 and served in H.M.S. Eaglet, being shore demobilised in January 1943.

Nicholas Stanley Barrett was born at Gunnislake, Cornwall, on 7 November 1895 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid II, on 16 July 1917. He was advanced to Stoker First Class, H.M.S. Challenger, on 1 July 1918, and was shore demobilised from H.M.S. Vivid II on 23 May 1919.

Fred Church was born at Witney, Oxfordshire, on 15 September 1892 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Pembroke II on 30 October 1916. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Gibraltar, H.M.S. Boadicea, and H.M.S. Pembroke II. He was advanced to Stoker First Class on 14 August 1917 and was shore demobilised in May 1919. His service record notes that he had prior service with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.

Harry Healey was born at Huddersfield, Yorkshire, on 7 March 1889 and joined the Royal Navy, for hostilities only, as a Carpenter’s Crewman in H.M.S. Victory II on 15 December 1915. He subsequently served in H.M.S. King George V, H.M.S. Victory II, H.M.S. Victory III, and H.M.S. Dolphin. He was advanced to Joiner Fourth Class on 1 October 1918, and was shore demobilised in February 1920.