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Auction: 23113 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 365

Three: Leading Seaman B. J. Elsey Royal Navy, a long-served submariner

1914-15 Star (J.4461, B. J. Elsey. L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.4461 B. J. Elsey. L.S. R.N.), contact marks, heavily polished, therefore good fine (3)


Bertie John Elsey was born at Newington, London, on 25 May 1893 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Ganges on 12 May 1909. He was appointed to Duncan on 17 May 1910, and was advanced to Ordinary Seaman on 25 May 1911, and Able Seaman on 12 September 1912. During the Great War he served in Ganges, Arethusa, Pembroke I, Termagant, and Lucia, being appointed Leading Seaman on 1 September 1915.

In January 1918 he was appointed to Dolphin for service in submarines, and is noted as serving C.24, N.1 and C.17. He continued to serve in submarines after the Great War and was advanced to Petty Officer in November 1921. He was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in 1926, and was shore pensioned in May 1933. Recalled for the Second World War, he was discharged from Waxwing in August 1945.

His L.S. & G.C. Medal was sold at Noonans in March 2021.



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Sold for
£75

Starting price
£40