Three: Engineer Captain J. E. Lancashire, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (Eng. Commr. J. E. Lancashire, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Eng. Capt., E. J. Lancashire R.N.) note variation of initials, mounted as worn, extremely fine (3) £120-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The John Chidzey Collection.

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Joseph Edward Lancashire was born at Micheldever, Hampshire on 25 December 1866. Appointed an Acting Assistant Engineer in the Royal Navy on 1 July 1888. Qualified as an Assistant Engineer on 2 March 1892. Ranked as an Engineer Commander in April 1907 and Engineer Captain in July 1916. He retired in 1919 and died on 28 September 1926. With copied research.