Battle of Jutland recipient's 1914-15 Star trio to SS.114842...

Hammer

£100

Battle of Jutland recipient's 1914-15 Star trio to SS.114842 P.C. Andrews L. Sto R.N. (Sto 1 on Star) extremely fine. With copied service record, Philip Charles Andrews was born in Liverpool 6/7/94, enlisted 25/9/13, listed as serving on HMS Nottingham from 3/4/14 to 26/8/16, which would include service at the Battle of Heligoland Bight, Battle of Dogger Bank Jan 1915, attacked with torpedoes by U-6 & U-17 bit they missed June 1916, Battle of Jutland with 2nd Light Cruiser Sqn. She was torpedoed and sunk by U-52 in the North sea on 19th August 1916 with the loss of 38 lives, so being a stoker, he was lucky to survive. Later in the war he served on HMS Woodcock. (R)