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Auction: 20001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 632

A Great War O.B.E. group of nine to Paymaster Commander L. V. Webb, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Repulse and Prince of Wales were sunk by Japanese Torpedo Bombers, north of Singapore on 10 December 1941, two days after the Declaration of War

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd [sic] type, Military Division, Officer's (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star (Payr. Lt. L.V. Webb. R.N.), 'P' of rank treble-struck in places; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Payr. Lt. L.V. Webb. R.N.), rank officially corrected; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (Payr. Cdr. L.V. Webb. R.N.); 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, Great War Medals slightly later issues, traces of lacquer, generally very fine (9)

O.B.E. London Gazette 17 July 1919:

'For valuable services in H.M.S. Marlborough, 1st Battle Squadron.'

Lancelot Vere Webb was born in 1892 at Kensington, London and joined the Royal Navy in January 1905. Appointed Midshipman on 15 January 1910 he was promoted Sub-Lieutenant, 15 May 1913 - however, having been found unfit for service with the Executive Branch at sea (due to defective vision) he was transferred to the Accountant Branch as Clerk from 25 April 1913 and served in H.M.S. Warrior from May 1913-December 1915. Advanced Assistant Paymaster on 13 March 1914, he served in Marlborough for the remainder of the Great War.

Advanced Paymaster Commander in December 1931, Webb was secretary to the Captain in command of Singapore from 1931-33; from December 1940 he was posted for service during the Second War in Repulse and Webb was serving in her when she was attacked and sunk, along with the Prince of Wales, by land-based Japanese bombers and torpedo bombers, north of Singapore on 10 December 1941. Repulse was alone and without any air support of her own: she managed to avoid approximately 20 torpedo strikes before receiving four fatal hits which crippled and sank her in just six minutes. Webb is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial; sold with copied service record.

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Sold for
£650

Starting price
£210