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Auction: 23113 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 371

Three: Leading Stoker E. C. Ashdown, Royal Navy, who served Boadicea at the Battle of Jutland
1914-15 Star (K.17843, E. C. Ashdown. Sto. 1. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.17843 E. C. Ashdown. L. Sto. R.N.), contact wear, overall very fine (3)

Edward Collick Ashdown was born at Smeeth, Kent on 7 May 1894 and was a railway plate layer when he joined the Royal Navy on 3 February 1913 as a Stoker Second Class. After initial training at Pembroke he joined Boadicea in July 1913 and was serving with her at Jutland.

Boadicea was the lead ship of the 'Boadicea Class' scout cruisers. She was attached to the 2nd Battle Squadron at Jutland but did not see any action. Boadicea was converted into a minelayer at the end of 1917 and made three sorties to lay her mines before the end of the war. She was placed in reserve after the war and taken out of service in 1920.


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