A FOUR CLASP QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL TO A FIRST WORLD WAR...

Hammer

£300

A FOUR CLASP QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL TO A FIRST WORLD WAR CASUALTY AT JUTLAND. A Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps for Belmont, Modder River, Paardeburg and Driefontein, with ghost dates to the reverse and named to the edge '276955 Sto E. Easterbrook H.M.S. Monarch'. Edward James Easterbrook was born on the 11th January 1875 in Stonehouse, Devon, the son of James and Elizabeth Easterbrook of 24 Melbourne Street, North Road, Plymouth. He joined the Navy on the 18th June 1894, initially for 12 years. He served aboard HMS Monarch from the 3rd August 1897 until the 11th April 1900. He was killed in action on the 31st May 1916 at Jutland in action against the German Fleet whilst serving aboard H.M.S Warrior in the North Sea. He had served aboard this ship from the 1st July 1913. He will also have been entitled to a 1914/15 Trio and a Memorial Plaque. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Warrior was assigned 1st Cruiser Squadron, on the 31st Warrior was hit by at least fifteen 28cm and six 15cm shells. With extensive copied research *Condition: Good condition.