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424 - A British War Medal 1914-1918 named to: 181272 A Watkinson PO1 RN. With copy service record and extract from medal roll. Arthur Watkinson was born in Birmingham on 16 December 1878. He enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1894 as a Boy 2nd Class, was trained as a Seaman Gunner (SG), progressed to Boy 1st Class and, on reaching his 18th birthday on 16 December 1896, signed on for 12 years Continuous Service as an Ordinary Seaman. He then served on a variety of different ships as an SG and qualified as a Gun Layer in 1904. He progressed through the rates, being promoted Petty Officer 2nd Class in 1907 and Petty Officer 1st Class in 1913. He was awarded his Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal on 10 May 1912 and had extended his service to complete 22 years. He was posted to HMS Bellerophon, a modern Dreadnought class battleship, in 1913 as a Gun Layer Class II, and was aboard this ship wen it formed part Of Admiral Jellicoe’s Battle Fleet at the Battle of Jutland on 31May-1June 1916. During the battle Bellerophon engaged the German ships Wiesbaden and Derflinger, scoring hits, and sank a German destroyer. In the course of the battle, Bellerophon fired 62 shells from her 12 inch guns and 14 rounds of 4-inch. She was not hit herself and suffered no casualties. As a senior and experienced Gun Layer, PO Watkinson would have played a key role in supervising the operation of one or more of the Bellerophon’s gun turrets during the battle. His sub-rate was advanced to Gun Layer Class 1 whilst still aboard Bellrophon in April 1918 and he was discharged on completion of his engagement, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve, in December 1918. After leaving the Royal Navy he worked for the well-known Philip & Son shipbuilders at the Noss works in Kingswear, near Dartmouth. He had married Emma Mary Weeks at Totnes in 1904 and lived with her at Totnes until he died on 30 August 1959 aged 80. For his WW1 Service he received the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, but only the BWM has survived. Very Fine (VF) condition.
A British War Medal 1914-1918 named to: 181272 A Watkinson PO1 RN. With copy service record and extract from medal roll. Arthur Watkinson was born in Birmingham on 16 December 1878. He enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1894 as a Boy 2nd Class, was trained as a Seaman Gunner (SG), progressed to Boy 1st Class and, on reaching his 18th birthday on 16 December 1896, signed on for 12 years Continuous Service as an Ordinary Seaman. He then served on a variety of different ships as an SG and qualified as a Gun Layer in 1904. He progressed through the rates, being promoted Petty Officer 2nd Class in 1907 and Petty Officer 1st Class in 1913. He was awarded his Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal on 10 May 1912 and had extended his service to complete 22 years. He was posted to HMS Bellerophon, a modern Dreadnought class battleship, in 1913 as a Gun Layer Class II, and was aboard this ship wen it formed part Of Admiral Jellicoe’s Battle Fleet at the Battle of Jutland on 31May-1June 1916. During the battle Bellerophon engaged the German ships Wiesbaden and Derflinger, scoring hits, and sank a German destroyer. In the course of the battle, Bellerophon fired 62 shells from her 12 inch guns and 14 rounds of 4-inch. She was not hit herself and suffered no casualties. As a senior and experienced Gun Layer, PO Watkinson would have played a key role in supervising the operation of one or more of the Bellerophon’s gun turrets during the battle. His sub-rate was advanced to Gun Layer Class 1 whilst still aboard Bellrophon in April 1918 and he was discharged on completion of his engagement, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve, in December 1918. After leaving the Royal Navy he worked for the well-known Philip & Son shipbuilders at the Noss works in Kingswear, near Dartmouth. He had married Emma Mary Weeks at Totnes in 1904 and lived with her at Totnes until he died on 30 August 1959 aged 80. For his WW1 Service he received the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, but only the BWM has survived. Very Fine (VF) condition.