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Auction: 23001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 121

Four: Petty Officer Steward B. G. Simpson, Royal Navy, who saw action at the First Battle of Heligoland Bight with Amethyst and Battle of Jutland with H.M.S. Inconstant

1914-15 Star (364584, B. G. Simpson, O. S. 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (364584 B. C. G. Simpson. O.S.1. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (364584 B. G. Simpson. O.S.1. H.M.S. Pembroke.), first and third sometime silvered, heavy contact marks and pitting, nearly very fine (4)

Benjamin George Simpson was born at Myton, Yorkshire on 7 July 1889 and enlisted with the Royal Navy on 1 February 1906. Posted to Pembroke with the rank of Boy Domestic he served here for the next two years, being promoted to Officer's Steward Class III on 1 October 1907. Simpson's first posting afloat was with H.M.S. London on 15 February 1908 as Officer's Steward Class II.

He saw service with a number of vessels and shore establishments before the war including Shearwater, Pembroke I and Minerva, being promoted Officer's Steward Class I with the latter. Posted to the cruiser Amethyst on 24 August 1914, just after the outbreak of war he was still with her four days later when she engaged at the First Battle of Heligoland Bight. This somewhat outdated cruiser suffered during the battle as a result of her slow speed.

Sent ashore on 25 October 1914 to Pembroke I Simpson's next ship was to be the Arethusa-class Light Cruiser Inconstant. This vessel was part of the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron and under the command of Captain Thesiger. She joined the Battlecruiser Fleet under Admiral Beatty which engaged the German fleet under Admiral Hipper in the 'Run to the South'. Discovering Admiral Scheer's High Seas Fleet they then began the 'Run to the North', being heavily punished by the enemy before the Grand Fleet arrived to 'cross the T' of the enemy.

After the Battle he saw service with Inflexible and Calypso with whom he ended the war. Simpson was further promoted Petty Officer Steward on 5 November 1923; sold together with a copied service record.

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Sold for
£120

Starting price
£100