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H.M.A.S. Australia WW1 Royal Australian Navy 1927 G.E. WEST. STOKER. R.A.N. medals
WW1 Royal Australian Navy medal group to Stoker G.E. West, who served the entire war on H.M.A.S. Australia. The Australia was first in action supporting the New Zealand Expeditionary Force at German Samoa on 29th August 1914. 1914 – 15 Star, British War and Victory Medals (1914 – 15) all impressed named 1927 G.E. WEST. STOKER. R.A.N. Court mounted for display they come with copies of service record, 1911 census and passenger manifest. George Edward West was born on 4/1/1890 in Milson’s Point New South Wales. At some stage he emigrated to England as the 1911 census records him working as a bank clerk in Islington and married. He returned to Australia and enlisted into the Royal Australian Navy on 15/7/1912 as an Ordinary Seaman. His wife is recorded as living in Scotland. After initial training he was posted to H.M.A.S. Encounter (light cruiser) in August 1912. Advanced to Stoker 2nd Class he was sent to the London Depot on 1/1/1913 to assist with the commissioning of the H.M.A.S. Australia (cruiser) which was under construction. On being commissioned he was one of the original crew to bring the Australia to Sydney arriving in October 1913. Advanced to Acting Stoker he […]
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