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QSA (1) Natal (178782 A.B. W. Grubb. H.M.S. Terrible.), engraved naming;
China 1900 (0) (W. Grubb. A.B. H.M.S. Woodlark.);
1914-15 Star (178782, W. Grubb, P.O., R.N.);
British War and Victory Medals (178782 W. Grubb. Act. C.P.O. R.N.);
Royal Navy LS&GC GV (178782. Wilfred Grubb, P.O., H.M.S. Arrogant.), good very fine (6)

Wilfred Grubb was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire on 13 January 1879 and joined the Royal Navy on 13 January 1897. He served ashore with the Naval Brigade landed from Terrible in Natal during the Boer War (Medal & clasp). He thence joined Woodlark and was present off China in 1900, earning one of just 36 Medals without clasp issued to her.

During the Great War he served aboard Arrogant from October 1914- January 1917 and was discharged ashore in February 1919.

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QSA (0) A. Barnes, Boy 1st. Cl. H.M.S. Terrible.) impressed naming;
China 1900, 1 clasp, Taku Forts (A. Barnes, Ord., H.M.S. Orlando.) heavy contact marks

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QSA (2) Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (189621 A.B. H. W. Webb, H.M.S. Terrible) officially engraved naming;
China (0) (H. W./ Webb, A.B. H.M.S. Terrible.);
NGS (1) Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (189621 H. W. Webb, P.O. 1Cl. H.M.S. Mashona);
British War Medal 1914-20 (189621 H. W. Webb. C.P.O. R.N.);
Royal Navy LS&GC, 1st issue (189621 H. W. Webb, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Penbroke:)

Noonan's say only 44 medals to European recipients in Mashona for the Persian Gulf operations.

Harry William Webb was born at Woodton, Norfolk, on 18 May 1880, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in HMS Impregnable on 4 July 1896. He joined Terrible as a Boy 1st Class in April 1898, advancing to Ordinary Seaman in May 1898, and to Able Seaman in November 1899, remaining in Terrible until 19 October 1899. He was advanced to Leading Seaman in June 1902, to Petty Officer 2nd Class in November 1902 and to Petty Officer 1st Class in August 1903. He became Acting Chief Petty Officer in November 1915 and was confirmed in that rank in November 1916. Most of his Great War service was at Pembroke 1 and from November 1915 at the submarine depot ship Titania. He was shore pensioned from HMS Mars on 17 May 1920, and died at Woodton on 20 July 1953.

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QSA (2) Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith 125048 Lg. Smn. A. H. White, H.M.S. Terrible.) officially engraved naming;
China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (A. H. White, Lg. Sea., H.M.S. Terrible);
1914-15 Star (125048, A. H. White. P.O., 1, R.N.);
British War and Victory Medals (125048 A. H. White P.O. 1 R.N.;
Royal Navy LS&GC VR, narrow suspension, impressed naming (A. H. White, P.O. 2Cl, H.M.S. Terrible.)

Ex John Cooper Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, April 2001.

Only 88 officers and other ranks of H.M.S. Terrible received the combination of QSA, Relief of Ladysmith and China 1900, Relief of Pekin. See article entitled Double Relief Medals to HMS Terrible, by David Humphry, published Medal News, May 2002.

Alfred Henry White was born at Warblington, Hampshire, on 23 September 1868, and joined the Navy as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. St Vincent on 2 November 1883; Boy 1st Class, November 1884; Ordinary Seaman, September 1886; Able Seaman, February 1888; Leading Seaman, July 1898; Petty Officer 2nd Class, September 1901; Petty Officer 1st Class, July 1905. Served aboard HMS Terrible from 24 March 1898 to 24 October 1902, and received his LS&GC in that ship on 11 March 1902. He transferred to the Royal Naval Reserve on 21 September 1906, and rejoined on 2 August 1914 as P.O.1. He was invalided out on 24 July 1919.

The double relief group to LS White sold for a hammer price of GBP 1,700. Total GBP 2,190. R 49,570. AUD 4,050. NZD 4,420. CAD 3,620. USD 2,640. EUR 2,460

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DSM GV (196082. W. C. Hatherly, Sh. Cpl. 1Cl. Service in France.);
QSA (0) (W. C. Hatherley, Ord. H.M.S. Terrible.);
China 1900 (0) (W. C. Hatterley, Ord. H.M.S. Terrible.);
[ 1914-15 Star ];
British War and Victory Medals (196082 W. C. Hatherley. M.A.A. R.N.) the War Medal officially re-impressed;
RN LS&GC GV, 1st issue (196082 W. C. Hatherly, Ship’s Corpl. 1CL., H.M.S. New Zealand) note variations in spelling of surname

Together with HMS New Zealand silver commissioning medal 1913.

DSM London Gazette 21 January 1916.

The recommendation for a Distinguished Conduct Medal (Immediate) was submitted by Major-General C. Barter, Commanding 27th (London) Division in France, and states:

‘For gallant conduct at the QUARRIES near VERMELLES on December 30th 1915. The detachment of a Machine Gun having all become casualties owing to shell fire, this Petty Officer, assisted by Petty Officer W. Bright, voluntarily manned the gun and brought it into action again, thereby materially assisting to repulse a German attack.’

Very few DSM’s were awarded to the Regulating Branch in W.W.1; two only to Ship’s Corporals, including Hatherley, and six to Masters at Arms.

Photographs of both Hatherley and Bright were published in The War Illustrated, 13 May 1916, with the caption: ‘Petty Officer W. Bright and Ship’s Corporal W. C. Hatherley, both awarded the D.S.M. While visiting the front line trenches, seeing a gun-team knocked out, they manned the gun at once and kept it in action most successfully.’

William Cecil Hatherley was born at Kenton, Devon, on 12 March 1882, and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. Impregnable on 19 October 1897. He served in South Africa and China aboard HMS Terrible, from September 1899 to October 1902. He achieved Petty Officer status in November 1906 and joined the Regulating Branch in August 1910, as Ship’s Corporal 2nd Class, advancing to Ship’s Corporal 1st Class in February 1911 and to Master-at-Arms in July 1917. He joined HMS New Zealand in November 1912 and remained in her for most of the war, including the battle of Jutland. He was awarded the LS&GC medal in March 1915 and is also entitled to the 1914-15 Star. Hatherley was discharged to pension on 11 March 1922.