The John Chidzey Collection

Four: Able Seaman W. White, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (Ord., H.M.S. Terrible) small impressed naming; clasp a tailor’s copy; China 1900, no clasp (A.B., H.M.S. Terrible); British War Medal 1914-20 (190070 (sic) A.B., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (190071 Walter White, A.B. (Rigger) H.M.Y. Alexandra) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine and better (4) £350-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The John Chidzey Collection.

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Walter White was born in Horley, Surrey on 3 April 1881. He entered the Roayl Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on Impregnable on 1 August 1896 and was advanced to Boy 1st Class in April 1897. Serving on Terrible, March 1898-October 1902, he was promoted to Ordinary Seaman in April 1899 and to Able Seaman in July 1900. White was promoted to Leading Seaman in June 1905 when at Vernon and to Petty Officer 2nd Class in August 1906 when at Sapphire II. White reverted to Able Seaman for service on H.M. Yachts Osborne, April 1907-May 1908 and Alexandra, May 1908-August 1914, being latterly ranked as an Able Seaman (Rigger). He was awarded the Long Service Medal in April 1914. He served throughout the war as an Able Seaman (Rigger) aboard the dreadnought battleship Agincourt, August 1914-January 1919 - the ship firing its fourteen 12 inch guns to good effect at the battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. White returned to H.M.Y. Alexandra after the war, May 1919-June 1922. He was pensioned ashore and joined the R.F.R. in June 1922.

Entitled the Q.S.A. with no clasp. With copied service paper and other research.