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Auction: 19003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 74

1914-15 Star (185838. W. Stagles, P.O.2., R.N.), nearly extremely fine

William Stagles was born on 14 October 1880 at Saint Luke's, Middlesex, the son of Frederick Stagles. Educated at Holy Trinity School, formerly known as Woodland Street National School, Stagles joined the Royal Navy on 14 October 1898 and was appointed Boy 2nd Class at the Portland training establishment Boscowen on 31 August 1899. Promoted Petty Officer 2nd Class aboard Hampshire on 12 February 1907, Stagles joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth on 28 December 1909. During the Great War he served at a wide variety of shore bases, but was also present aboard Albermarle during much of 1916 when the battleship was dispatched to Murmansk for guard and icebreaking duties. Transferred to Whale Island on 20 September 1916, he saw out the war aboard the former passenger steamer S.S. Peel Castle which was used as a submarine spotter in the Humber-Tyne Patrol. Demobilised on 25 February 1919, Stagles died in 1967 at Rochford, Essex.

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