Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Gunner W. A. Pearson, Royal Marine Artillery, who died from disease on 20 October 1918
1914-15 Star (R.M.A. 12198 Gr. W. A. Pearson.); British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 12198 Gr. W. A. Pearson.) nearly extremely fine

Three: Gunner C. Plumley, Royal Marine Artillery, who served in H.M.S. Agincourt at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916
1914-15 Star (R.M.A. 11371, Gr. C. Plumley.); British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 11371 Gnr. C. Plumley.) mounted as worn, very fine (6) £140-£180

Walter Albert Pearson was born in Horndean, Hampshire, on 11 January 1888. He enlisted at Eastney Barracks on 20 February 1912 and served aboard H.M.S. Spartiate and Minotaur. Transferred to the battlecruiser H.M.S. Princess Royal, he died in service and is buried in Dunfermline Parish Council Cemetery.

Charles Plumley was born in Clevedon, Somerset, on 4 May 1888. He enlisted at Bristol on 2 June 1905 under No. ‘211371’ and witnessed extensive service aboard H.M.S. Britannia, Superb and Agincourt, being posted aboard the latter dreadnought battleship for the entire duration of the Great War. Assigned to the 1st Battle Squadron, Agincourt successfully evaded torpedo attack at Jutland and engaged a Kaiser-class battleship before it was lost in the smoke and haze. Present at the surrender of the High Seas Fleet on 21 November 1918, Plumley took his discharge on 8 May 1927.