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Four: Chief Petty Officer Cook H. Braiden, Royal Navy1914-15 Star (M.3148, H. Braiden, Ck. Mte., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.3148 H. Braiden. L.Ck. Mte. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.3148 H. Braiden. L.Ck. H.M.S. Victory.) polished, contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140---Harry Braiden was born on 25 October 1889, at Brighton, Sussex, and commenced his naval service as an Officers Cook Third Class in H.M.S. St. George on 3 November 1910. Advanced to Leading Cook’s Mate, H.M.S. Coquette, in March 1916, and Leading Cook First Class, H.M.S. Pembroke I, on 17 May 1919, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in December 1925. He was promoted Petty Officer Cook, H.M.S. Victory XI (Spey), on 22 September 1926, and was shore pensioned as Chief Petty Officer Cook, on 2 November 1932. He was recalled for War service in September 1939, and was invalided from the service in June 1945.------For more information, additional images and to bid on this lot please go to the auctioneers website, www.dnw.co.uk