Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Able Seaman F. Bray, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who served in both Nelson and Hawke Battalions of the Royal Naval Division, and was captured and taken prisoner of war on the Western Front on the first day of the German Spring Offensive, 21 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (T.Z. 7643 F. Bray. A.B. R.N.V.R.) nearly extremely fine Pair: Signaller C. J. Cuddehay, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (L.Z.8414 C. J. Cuddehay. Sig. R.N.V.R.) contact marks, polished and worn, therefore good fine Pair: Ordinary Telegrapher F. R. Hobden, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (L.Z. 9051 F. R. Hobden. O. Tel. R.N.V.R.) VM partially officially corrected, very fine Pair: Ordinary Seaman H. C. Elliott, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (B.Z. 2610 H. C. Elliott. Ord. R.N.V.R.) edge nick to BWM, otherwise good very fine Pair: Ordinary Seaman W. L. Thompson, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (B.Z. 10639 W. L. Thompson. Ord. R.N.V.R.) contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine (10) £120-£160 --- Frank Bray, a native of Hebburn New Town, Co. Durham, was born on 24 May 1896 and enrolled into the Tyneside Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 4 October 1915. He was advanced to Able Seaman on 30 June 1917, and to Acting Leading Seaman, on 27 September 1917. He was drafted to the Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division for service with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in February 1916, landing at Mudros on 28 February 1916. In June 1916 he was posted to the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, rejoining the Nelson Battalion on 16 June 1916. In early 1917 he suffered from severe trench feet and was evacuated to hospital at Etaples. He was posted to 7th Entrenching Battalion in February 1918, and was posted to the Hawke Battalion, in March 1918, but was capture and taken prisoner of war on 21 March 1918, the first day of the German Spring Offensive. He was held at Limburg Camp and was repatriated in January 1919. Clarence George Cuddehay was born at Stepney, London, on 31 March 1900 and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 8 January 1918, for hostilities only, as an Ordinary Signaller, H.M.S. Victory VI. He was advanced to Signaller on 26 July 1918, and subsequently served in H.M.S. Hannibal, H.M.S. Duke, and H.M.S. Vivid III. He was demobilised on 26 February 1919. Frederick Roberts Hobden was born at Luton, Bedfordshire, on 19 March 1900 and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 6 May 1918, for hostilities only, as Ordinary Signaller, H.M.S. Victory VI. He was appointed Ordinary Telegrapher, H.M.S. Gunner, on 30 August 1918, and then sent to H.M.S. Louise. He was demobilised from H.M.S. Pembroke I on 10 February 1919. Herbert Charles Elliott was born at Brislington, Bristol, on 17 December 1899 and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 16 July 1918. He served as Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Victory VI, H.M.S. Research, H.M.S. Sarepta, and H.M.S. Venerable, and was demobilised in February 1919. William Lawrence Thompson was born at Birmingham on 4 October 1899 and joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Victory VI, on 16 July 1917. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Victory I, H.M.S. Patuca, and H.M.S. Victory X, and was demobilised in February 1919.