Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Petty Officer First Class E. Pearce, Royal Navy

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Witu 1890 (E. Pearce, Ord, H.M.S. Cossack.); 1914-15 Star (137775 E. Pearce. P.O. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (137775 E. Pearce. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (137775 Edward Pearce, P.O. 1Cl, HM.S. Pembroke.) mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fine (5) £400-£500

Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003.

Edward Pearce was born in Saffron Walden, Essex, on 26 April 1871 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 20 July 1886. He served in H.M.S. Cossack from 10 June 1890 to 21 March 1892, and was advanced Able Seaman on 1 February 1892, and Petty Officer First Class on 1 January 1902. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 11 May 1904, and was invalided out of the service on 9 February 1905. Recalled for Great War service on 2 August 1914, he was finally discharged on 1 September 1919.

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