Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Petty Officer H. Rice, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (150839 H. Rice. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (150839 Henry Rice, P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Nelson.) very fine (3) £70-£90

Henry Rice was born in Holborn, Middlesex, on 13 February 1874 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 13 August 1889. Advanced Petty Officer First Class on 21 October 1903, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 25 February 1907. He was shore pensioned on 12 February 1914, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day, before being recalled for War Service on 2 August 1914, serving in H.M.S. Excellent from 22 July 1916, and later in the Armed Boarding Vessel S.S. Peel Castle. He was shore pensioned on 25 February 1919.

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