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Recently procured this neat medal group to Samuel John Lean - Chief Shipwright RN.
Samuel is born in December 1862 and joins the RN in 1892.

He serves onboard HMS Pelorus between 01st July 1899 and 28th June 1901 as a Carpenter's mate.
He also serves in the Great War and is awarded the WW1 trio.
He is also awarded the RN LSGC medal.
I haven't done enough research as yet, but I found an interesting note in his records that he was invalided on the 07th June 1915 with a note "disease brain". Will look into that in time.

A nice acquisition Goose.

Pelorus is rather an under rated ship from what I recall

A great long service group must have had his LSCG awarded before WW1.....

Congrats..... Mike

Yes, Mike, absolutely correct. He did earn his LSGC medal long before WW1.

I forget to include the fact that he was awarded his LSGC medal in December 1904 - as far as I can read the records.

Goose.

Picture courtesy of DNW

QSA (0) (W. Penellum, Ord., H.M.S. Pelorus)

(John) Walter Penellum was born in South Brent, Devon, on 20 November 1880 and entered naval service as a Boy 2nd Class in H.M.S. Impregnable on 19 June 1897, serving during the Boer War in HMS Pelorus from 1 July 1899 to 31 August 1900.

Picture courtesy of DNW

QSA (0) (J. H [sic]. Hunt, Sto: HMS Pelorus.) small impressed naming;
1914-15 Star (291474, J. M. Hunt. S.P.O., R.N.);
BWM and VM (291474 J. M. Hunt. S.P.O. R.N.);
Royal Navy LS&GC GV, 1st issue (291474 J. M. Hunt. Ldg. Sto. HMS Talbot:)

Approximately 215 (0) Queen’s South Africa Medals awarded to HMS Pelorus.

James May Hunt was born at Bedminster, Somerset, on 29 July 1880 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 21 February 1899. He joined HMS Pelorus on 8 September 1899, was promoted Stoker on 1 November of that year, and served in her during the Boer War. Advanced Leading Stoker on 12 August 1912, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 2 March 1914 whilst serving in HMS Talbot and served in her throughout the Great War, being promoted Stoker Petty Officer on 1 September 1915. He was shore pensioned on 1 March 1921, and subsequently joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Devonport.