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Four: Stoker Petty Officer H. Freebody, Royal Navy1914-15 Star (298112 [sic], H. Freebody, S.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (289112 H. Freebody. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (289112 Hedley Freebody, Sto. P.O. H.M.S. Tamar:) some light spotting/ corrosion to VM, otherwise very fine (4) £100-£140---Hedley Freebody was born on 22 April, 1879, at Woking, Surrey, and commenced his naval service as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Victory II, on 28 June 1898. He was advanced to Stoker First Class, H.M.S. Egmont, on 1 July 1906; Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Victory II, on 1 September 1908; and Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Dryad, on 12 August 1912. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in July 1913, and served during the Great War in H.M.S. Blenheim (Welland), and H.M.S. Victory II. He was invalided out of the service in March 1916.------For more information, additional images and to bid on this lot please go to the auctioneers website, www.dnw.co.uk