Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Leading Stoker J. C. Chappell, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (K.13767 J. C. Chappell, Sto. 1 R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.13767 J. C. Chappell. L.Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.13767 J. C. Chappell. L.Sto. H.M.S. Royal Sovereign.) the first three polished, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore fair to fine, the last better (4) £100-£140

John Charles Chappell was born on 6 November 1892, at Croydon, Surrey, and commenced his naval service as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Pembroke II, on 29 January 1912. On the outbreak of the Great War he was serving in H.M.S. Boadicea, and in 1917, was posted to H.M.S. Attentive II and later H.M.S. Victory X, for service in the anti-submarine Patrol Vessel, H.M.S. P19. He was advanced to Leading Stoker, H.M.S. Victory II, on 11 November 1918, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1927. He was invalided to shore from the Royal Naval Hospital Chatham, suffering from epilepsy, on 31 January 1934.