Orders, Decorations and Medals

Family group:

Five: Master-at-Arms S. T. Potter, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (209290 Sh. Cpl. 2, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (209290 Sh. Cpl. 2, R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (209290 M.A.A., H.M.S. Dolphin); Marine Society Reward of Merit, silver, reverse inscribed, ‘to Samuel T. Potter, 2nd December 1912’

Pair: S. Potter, Merchant Navy

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Samuel Potter) very fine and better (7) £160-200

Samuel Thomas Potter was born in Ramsgate, Kent on 3 February 1885. He entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 28 April 1900 and was advanced to Boy 1st Class in February 1901. He was promoted to Ordinary Seaman in February 1903 when on Excellent, to Able Seaman in July 1904 on Duncan; Leading Seaman in May 1911 on Achilles and Ship’s Corporal 2nd Class in February 1914 when on Black Prince. During the war he served on the cruiser Bristol, March 1914-December 1915 and saw action at the battle of the Falkland Islands. He was based at Victory, December 1915-July 1916, being advanced to Ship’s Corporal 1st Class in February 1916; then on the old battleship Prince of Wales, July 1916-April 1917, before returning to Victory, April 1917-November 1918. Potter was promoted to Petty Officer in April 1919 when on Mersey and ranked as master-at-Arms in October 1923 when on Curacoa. After service on Dolphin, January-February 1925, he was pensioned. He was briefly mobilized in September/October 1938.

With copied service papers and other research.