Five: Stoker Harry West, Royal Navy East and West Africa 1887-1900, ...

Five: Stoker Harry West, Royal Navy

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin River 1894 (H. West, Sto., H.M.S. Phoebe.) slightly later impressed naming; 1914-15 Star (165687 H. West, Sto. 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (165687 H. West. Sto. 1. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (165687 Harry West, Sto. 1Cl. H.M.S. Devonshire.) mounted for display, the earlier medals with contact marks and polished, otherwise nearly very fine or better (5) £300-£400

Footnote
Duplicate East and West Africa medal and clasp issued, 6 July 1903.

Harry West was born in the Parish of Renton, Starcross, Devon, on 18 March 1872, and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class in Vivid II on 11 January 1892. He joined Phoebe on 1 December 1892, was rated Stoker in April 1893 and remained in Phoebe until January 1896. He was rated Stoker 1st Class in July 1906 whilst serving in Devonshire and received his L.S. & G.C. medal in the same ship on 5 February 1907. Shore pensioned on 18 January 1914, he joined the R.F.R. the same day and was recalled for service on 2 August 1914. He was finally released on 15 February 1919.

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