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Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (212208 A. E. Pointing, Ldg. Smn. H.M.S. Victory.) light contact marks, good very fine £60-£80

M.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 23 November 1920:
‘For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in Mesopotamia.’

Albert Edgar Pointing was born in Brighton on 1 March 1885 and joined the Royal Navy at Portsmouth on 5 November 1900. Raised Boy 1st Class aboard Northampton 23 June 1902 and Able Seaman aboard Good Hope 8 November 1902, he served during the Great War aboard the protected cruiser Europa from 2 August 1914 to 28 May 1915. Transferred from Excellent to the Royal Indian Marine 12 February 1916, he was later awarded the M.B.E. and raised Petty Officer at Portsmouth on 1 January 1921.

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