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WW1 MEDALS & LONG SERVICE PETTY OFFICER HONEY DESTROYERS & WW2 SERVICE

Offered is a 1914 – 15 Star, impressed named K.26038. J. HONEY. STO. 2. R.N.; British War and Victory Medals (1914 – 1918), impressed named K.26038, J, HONEY. STO. 1. R.N.; Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (G.V.), impressed named K.26038. J. HONEY. S.P.O. H.M.S. VALIANT. Court mounted for display comes with copy service records and medal roll.

Stoker Petty Officer John Honey was born on the 5/1/1897 in Earlsfield, London. A railway clerk by occupation and a small man at 5’2”, he enlisted into the Royal Navy 14/5/1915 as a Stoker 2^nd Class.

He served on a variety of H.M. ship and shore bases including Pembroke 14/5/15 – 13/10/15, Dido (Depot ship for the destroyer Lucifer) 14/10/1915 – 30/11/1916. Pembroke II 1/12/1916 – 10/1/1917 and 7 days cells. Dido (Depot ship for the destroyer Lancer) 11/1/1917 – 7/3/1917. Attentive (Depot ship for the Lancer) 8/3/17 – 16/3/1917. Pembroke 17/3/1917 – 2/7/1917. Dido (Depot ship for destroyer Stork) 37/1917 – 31/1/1919.

Post war he served on the Marlborough, Hecla (Depot ship for the destroyer Vivian), Vindictive, Marshal Soult, Enterprise, Scimitar, Valiant & Sussex. Promoted Senior Petty Officer 15/11/1925. Pensioned to shore 20/5/1937. Recalled for WW2, he served on the following H.M. ship and shore bases Speedwell (Halcyon-class minesweeper) 15/6/1939 – 1/10/1939. Badger (Shore base) 1/10/39 – 1/3/40. Boscawen (Shore base) 1/3/40 – 7/5/41. Lulworth (Sloop) 4/6/41- 1/8/41. Ferret (Shore base) 1/8/41 – 23/12/41. Pembroke II 23/12/41 & released from service 8/10/1945.