EAST AND WEST AFRICA LONG SERVICE GROUP OF SIX TO ELTHAM- CHIEF SHIPS COOK- ROYAL NAVY

East and West Africa Medal, clasp: BENIN 1897, named to:
E.F. ELTHAM.DOM.3 CL H.M.S.PHILOMEL
1914/15 Star trio, named to: 353631 E.F.ELTHAM CH.SH.CK.R.N.
Defence Medal unnamed as issued
Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Edward VII) named to: 353631 E.F.ELTHAM CH.SHIPS COOK, H.M.S. PEMBROKE.
Medals very fine and better, some contact wear.(We note that a duplcate E and W Africa medal was issued to H.M.S. Osborne 22nd December, 1898)
Ernest Frederick Eltham was born in 1877 in Rochester, Kent.He joined the Royal Navy in 1894.It is noted that he was present aboard H.M.S. Philomel to qualify for the Eat and West Africa Medal clasp BENIN1897, and served on the Royal Yacht Osborne from 22nd November 1898 to 10th May,1900. In WW1,he served in ANTRIM until 24th August 1916 then being transferred to PEMBROKE. He was discharged in 1921. Served as an Air-Raid warden WW2.
Comes with copied Naval papers

Code: 53802