Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Stoker Petty Officer W. C. Vincent, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (148771 W. C. Vincent. S.P.O. R.N.) very fine Pair: Leading Stoker J. C. Gibbon, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (K.7270 J. C. Gibbon. L. Sto. R.N.) very fine Pair: Telegrapher P. I. Stone, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J.86584 P. I. Stone. O. Tel. R.N.) edge bruising, heavily polished and worn, therefore fair Pair: Boy First Class A. E. H. M. Searle, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J.70298 A. E. H. M. Searle. Boy 1. R.N.) very fine (8) £100-£140 --- William Charles Vincent was born at Brixham, Devon, on 10 January 1870 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Indus on 2 April 1889. He was advanced to Stoker, H.M.S. Cambridge, on 24 April 1890; Leading Stoker Second Class, H.M.S. Vivid II, on 18 September 1900; and Leading Stoker First Class at Keyham Torpedo Stores on 18 December 1902. He was further advanced to Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Cornwallis, on 1 July 1906, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in July 1907. He was shore pensioned in March 1911, but was recalled for War service in 1914. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Vivid II, H.M.S. St. George (Beaver) and H.M.S. Europa, but does not appear entitled to the 1914-15 Star. Joseph Charles Gibbon was born at Lambeth, London, on 8 September 1887 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Victory II on 24 June 1910. He was advanced to Stoker First Class, H.M.S. Impregnable, on 17 August 1911, and to Acting Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Lord Nelson, in March 1914. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. Attentive, H.M.S. Victory II, H.M.S. Exmouth, H.M.S. St. George (Lady Betty) and H.M.S. Kent. He was discharged to shore on 30 July 1921. Percy Ivan Stone was born at Paddington, London, on 3 June 1900 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Powerful on 21 March 1918. He was advanced to Boy Telegrapher, H.M.S. Ganges, on 6 August 1918, and to Ordinary Telegrapher,on 3 June 1918. He was further advanced to Telegrapher, H.M.S. Victory I, on 30 September 1921. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in June 1933, he remained in naval service until 2 June 1940 when pensioned from H.M.S. St. Angelo, but was re-employed the following day, and was advanced to Temporary Leading Signaller on 7 August 1941. He was released from Service in September 1945. Albert Edward Henry May Searle was born at Paignton, Devonand joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Impregnable, on 10 May 1917. He was advanced to Boy First Class on 20 October 1917, and subsequently served in H.M.S. Curlew and H.M.S. Pembroke I. He was invalided out of the Navy in August 1918.