A Collection of Medals for the Battle of Jutland

Three: Stoker Petty Officer S. C. Lincoln, H.M.S. Inconstant, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (289397, S. C. Lincoln, S.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (289397 S. C. Lincoln. S.P.O. R.N.) very fine (3) £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals for the Battle of Jutland.

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The light cruiser H.M.S. Inconstant was launched on 6 July 1914 and was part of the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland.

Sidney Charles Lincoln was born at Norwich on 17 January 1880 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class on 7 July 1898. He was promoted Stoker First Class in H.M.S. King Edward VII on 7 February 1905, Leading Stoker in H.M.S. Fisgard on 31 August 1911, and Stoker Petty Officer in H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh on 1 October 1913. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Inconstant, and was shore pensioned in August 1920.