Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Chief Petty Officer P. Sullivan, Royal Navy

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 2 clasps, Brass River 1895, Benin 1897 (P. Sullivan, Ord., H.M.S. Barrosa); 1914-15 Star (166993. P. Sullivan. C.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (166993. P. Sullivan. C.P.O., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (166993 Patrick Sullivan, P.O. 1Cl. H.M.S. Bulwark) official correction to ship on last, mounted for court-style display, first and last with edge bruising and contact marks, good fine and better, otherwise good very fine (5) £500-£700

Patrick Sullivan was born in Aghada, Cork on 1 December 1876. He joined the Royal Navy from school as a Boy 2nd Class on 25 March 1892 and was advanced to Boy 1st Class in May 1893. Serving on H.M.S. Barrosa, August 1894-November 1897, Sullivan was promoted to Ordinary Seaman in December 1894 and Able Seaman in November 1895. He was promoted to Leading Seaman in April 1899 whilst at H.M.S. Vivid I. Serving on H.M.S. Renown, October 1900-April 1904, he was advanced to Petty Officer 2nd Class in March 1901 and 1st Class in April 1902. Awarded the L.S. & G.C. in December 1909. Rated as Acting Chief Petty Officer when on H.M.S. Temeraire, August 1913, he attained that rank in August 1914. Served on the scout cruiser H.M.S. Skirmisher, September 1914-February 1917; was based at H.M.S. Egmont, February-March 1917; then at H.M.S. Defiance, March 1917-February 1918. Chief Petty Officer Sullivan was invalided due to gastritis on 23 January 1918 but was able to join the R.F.R. in May 1919. With copied service papers, service notes and roll extracts.