Auction: 11007 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 24
A Fine Great War ´Jutland´ D.S.M. Group of Six to Chief Stoker F.A. Truscott, Royal Navy, A Veteran of the Battle of the Falklands, 8.12.1914, He Served the Entire War With the Battle Cruiser H.M.S. Inflexible a) Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (284217. F.A. Truscott, Ch. Sto. H.M.S. Flexible. 31. May-1 June 1916) b) Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., one clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (F.A. Truscott, Lg. Sto. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Mohawk.) c) 1914-15 Star (284217, F.A. Truscott, L. Sto., R.N.) d) British War and Victory Medals (284217 F.A. Truscott. Ch. Sto. R.N.) e) Naval Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ´Admiral´s bust´ type (284217 F.A. Truscott, Sto. P.O., H.M.S. Falmouth.), generally good very fine, mounted for display purposes (6) Estimate £ 1,200-1,500 D.S.M. London Gazette 15.9.1916 Chief Stoker Frederick Arthur Truscott, ON 284217 ´For services rendered by Petty Officers and Men of the Grand Fleet in action in the North Sea on the 31st May-1st June, 1916.´ 284217 Chief Stoker Frederick Arthur Truscott, D.S.M., born Ongar, Essex, 1876; joined the Royal Navy as Stoker 2nd Class, 1896; served in H.M.S. Mohawk, 8.1.1903-13.7.1904; served as Chief Stoker in H.M.S. Inflexible, 11.5.1912-9.4.1919; with the outbreak of the Great War Inflexible was the flagship of the Mediterranean fleet and as such was involved in the pursuit of the German battle cruiser Goeben and the light cruiser Breslau, August 1914; she was next in action as part of the squadron under the command of Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee at the Battle of the Falklands, 8.12.1914; during the latter she worked in tandem with her sister ship H.M.S. Invincible, and successfully accounted for the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau; after repairs and a refit the Inflexible returned to the Mediterranean, where once again she was to act as flagship of the fleet; she arrived in the Dardanelles, 24.1.1915, and was engaged in the Gallipoli campaign; whilst serving here she was nearly sunk by a 100kg mine, leading to her having to be escorted to Malta for repair, 6.4.1915; on the 19th June she returned to the UK and joined the 3rd Battle Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Hood; she was present during the Battle of Jutland, and scored hits on the Pillau, the Lutzow and the Seydlitz, whilst experiencing a torpedo passing underneath her without detonating; the Inflexible was also present at Scapa Flow to witness the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet; Truscott was discharged November 1919.
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