Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Leading Stoker E. G. Townsend, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (SS. 112115, E. G. Townsend, Sto. 1. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (SS. 112115 E. G. Townsend. Act. L. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.58640 E. G. Townsend. L. Sto. H.M.S. Colombo.) contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140

Edgar George Townsend was born on 4 January 1893, at Mitcham, Surrey. He commenced his naval service, as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Pembroke II, on 30 April 1912. He was appointed to H.M.S. Intrepid on 31 August 1912, and was advanced to Stoker First Class on 30 April 1913. He was appointed to H.M.S. Pembroke II, on 8 March 1915, and to H.M.S. Magnolia on 3 August 1915. He also served during the Great War in H.M.S. Colleen and H.M.S. Hannibal. He was advanced to Leading Stoker on 17 February 1920, and re-engaged for service in August 1923, being re-numbered K58640. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1927, and was invalided from H.M.S. Repulse (R.N. Hospital, Chatham), having been diagnosed with neurasthenia, on 4 September 1929.