Campaign Groups and Pairs

Four: Mechanician F. R. R. Edmunds, Royal Navy, who was serving in H.M.S. Highflyer when she attacked and sank the German armed merchant cruiser, S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse off RÃ o de Oro on the coast of Northwest Africa, on 25 August 19141914-15 Star (K.10328, F. R. R. Edmunds, Sto. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.10328 F. R. R. Edmunds. Act. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.10328 F. R. R. Edmunds. A-Mech. H.M.S. Comus.) contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140---Fernley Robert Richard Edmunds was born on 13 April 1892, at Exeter, Devon, and commenced his naval service as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Vivid II, on 21 February 1911. He was appointed to H.M.S. Highflyer on 10 February 1914, and was serving in her when she attacked and sank the German armed merchant cruiser, S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse off RÃ o de Oro on the coast of Northwest Africa, on 25 August 1914. He transferred to H.M.S. Dolphin in April 1916, and was advanced to Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Victory II, on 25 May 1917, before being appointed to H.M.S. New Zealand, in July 1917. Advanced to Stoker Petty Officer on 1 May 1919, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1926. He was appointed Mechanician, H.M.S. Comus, on 4 February 1927, and was shore pensioned in February 1933. He was recalled for War service in H.M.S. Colombo (Ceres) on 15 June 1939, and was finally released from service in July 1945.------For more information, additional images and to bid on this lot please go to the auctioneers website, www.dnw.co.uk