Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Chief Yeoman of Signals C. A. Comben, Royal Navy

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (C. A. Comben, Sig. 2. Cl., H.M.S. Perseus.) rate officially corrected; 1914-15 Star (218174 C. A. Comben. L. Sig., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (218174. C. A. Comber [sic]. Y.S. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (218174 C. A. Comben, Yeo. Sig. H.M.S. Victory.) suspension claw tightened on first, very fine and better (5) £240-£280

Dix Noonan Webb, December 2007.

Christopher Augustine Comben was born at Newport, Isle of Wight, on 27 April 1886 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 14 November 1901. He served in H.M.S. Perseus from 22 October 1903 to 8 May 1906, and was advanced Leading Signaller on 1 April 1906. He saw further service during the Great War in a variety of ships and shore based establishments, and was promoted Yeoman of Signals on 13 February 1916. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 25 April 1919, and was advanced to his ultimate rate of Chief Yeoman of Signals on 24 September 1921. He was shore pensioned on 26 April 1926.

Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts, which indicates that the recipient’s AGS was originally issued to him in the rate of Boy Signaller.