Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Stoker Petty Officer F. Arnold, Royal Navy

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (K. 4429. F. Arnold. Sto. 1 Cl. H.M.S. Proserpine.); 1914-15 Star (K. 4429, F. Arnold, S.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K. 4429 F. Arnold. S.P.O. R.N.) naming on VM inverted; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (K. 4429 Frederick Arnold. Sto. P.O., H.M.S. Pembroke.) light contact marks, very fine (5) £160-£200

Frederick Arnold was born in Holybourne, Hampshire, on 21 June 1883 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Proserpine on 13 November 1909. Advanced Stoker Petty Officer on 19 June 1914, he served during the Great War in a variety of ships and shore based establishments, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 28 August 1916. He was shore invalided on 8 February 1922.