The John Chidzey Collection

A rare Baltic 1919 M.S.M. group of five awarded to Stoker Petty Officer S. Jewell, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (308902 Act. L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (308902 S.P.O., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (308902 Samuel Jewell, S.P.O., H.M.S. Columbine); Royal Navy Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (308902 Sto. P.O., “Voyager” Baltic 1919) some contact marks, nearly very fine (5) £400-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The John Chidzey Collection.

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M.S.M. London Gazette 8 March 1920.

Samuel Jewell was born in Stratton, Cornwall on 30 October 1886. A Farm Labourer by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 15 September 1905. Serving on Suffolk, he was promoted to Stoker in May 1906 and Stoker 1st Class two months later. Based on Blake, he served on the destroyer Nemesis as an Acting Leading Stoker, October 1915-April 1916, then on Magic, April 1916-March 1918, where he was successively advanced to Leading Stoker in May 1916 and Stoker Petty Officer in February 1918. Serving on Magic he was present at the battle of Jutland - the ship forming part of the 11th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet. He continued to serve on Magic, based on Hecla and Leander until May 1918. In June 1918 he was posted to the newly launched ‘Admiralty W Class destroyer Voyager, on which he served until 31 December 1921. The Voyager, along with a number of other destroyers served in the Baltic during 1919, combating the Bolshevik threat to shipping in the area. For his services in that theatre of war, Jewell was awarded the Royal Navy M.S.M. He was awarded the Long Service Medal in October 1920 - the medal named to the depot ship Columbine. Jewell was pensioned ashore on the reduction of the service on 13 June 1922. With copied service paper and gazette extract.