1914-15 Star
£35.00118292 PNR. C.T. Soley RE
First entered the French Theatre of War 17th September 1915
Condition as shown in photographs
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1914-15 Star
£35.00T3-024047 PTE. F.R. Parker A.S.C.
Served Army Service Corps. Landed in France 18.7.15, also served with King's Own Royal Lancaster Regt.
Condition as shown in photographs
1914-15 Star & Victory Medal Pair
£60.00279918 M.B. FARRIER CH. STO. R.N.
Note: War Medal not present
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1914-15 Star Northumberland Fusiliers
£65.006240 Pte. R. Brebner Northumberland Fusiliers
Robert Brebner served with the 11th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Entering France 25th August 1915 and died of wounds 7th July 1916. Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 10B, 11B and 12B.
With copy Commonwealth War Graves document and WWI Index card document confirming entitlement to star. He would also be entitled to a War & Victory Medal.
Condition as shown in photographs
1914-15 Star Northumberland Fusiliers
£35.003840 Pte. J. Fleming North D. Fus.
Last regimental number double struck
Condition as shown in photographs
1914-15 Star Northumberland Fusiliers
£35.003467 Pte. R.H. Beatty North. D. Fus.
Condition as shown in photographs
1914-15 Star RN
£35.00J. 9272 G.R. Creasey. A. B. R.N.
Condition as shown in photographs
1914-15 Star Royal Navy
£35.00J9229 H. Antrobus AB. R.N.
Condition as shown in photographs
1914-15 Star The Queen's Regt. Killed in Action 25th September 1915
£75.00G-2799 L. CPL. L.G. Balcombe. The Queen's R.
Leonard George Balcombe 8th Bn. The Queen's (The Royal West Surrey Regt.) killed in action 25th September 1915 aged 26. Husband of Mrs D. Balcombe of 153 Godstone Road Whyteleafe, Surrey. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial panel 13-15.
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1914-15 Trio Royal Naval Reserve
£75.001914-15 Trio Royal Naval Reserve
DH ranking on Star D.A 8611 T. Foster DH RNR.
Rank 2 HD on War and Victory Medal
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1914-15 Trio, Plaque London Field Ambulance RAMC
£250.00-1914-15 Star 1708 Pte. E. A. Austing RAMC
-War & Victory Medal 536146 Pte. E. A. Austing RAMC
-Death Plaque Ernest Albert Austing
-Scroll & Buckingham Palace note (stuck on to cardboard and appear to have been removed from a frame)
Killed in action 5th June 1917 aged 24. Commemorated Poperinghe New Military Cemetery. The son of Mr and Mrs A. F. W. Austing 9 Alroy Road, Harringay, London.
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2 Clasp Transport Medal 1899
£1,995.00Transport Medal 1899 Clasps South Africa 1899-1902, China 1900. Edward VII
W. J. Nicholls. Confirmed on roll as serving on P&O Company's S.S. Formosa serving as 3rd engineer for both campaigns.
Only 178 2 clasp medals were issued form a total 1719, 66 to engineers.
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FORMOSA (1892)
Base data at 12 April 1892. Last amended November 2008 * indicates entries changed during P&O Group service.
Type
P&O Group service P&O Group status Former name(s)
Registered owners, managers and operators
Builders Yard Country Yard number
Registry
Official number Signal letters Classification society
Gross tonnage Net tonnage Deadweight
Length Breadth Depth Draught
Engines Engine builders Works
Country
Power Propulsion Speed
Passenger capacity Cargo capacity Crew
Employment
Passenger/cargo liner 1892-1909
Owned by parent company
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Naval Construction & Armaments Co Ltd Barrow-in-Furness
UK
196
Barrow, UK 93427
Lloyd’s Register
4,045 grt 2,616 nrt 5,734 tons
117.31m (385.0ft) 13.77m (45.2ft) 8.53m (28.0ft)
7.744m (25ft 5in)
Triple-expansion steam engine
Naval Construction & Armaments Co Ltd Barrow-in-Furness
UK
3,000 ihp Single screw 11 knots
30 first class
7,460 cubic metres (263,500 cubic feet)
India and Far East ‘intermediate’ services
0161 1892/0412
Career
12.03.1892: 07.04.1892: 12.04.1892:
1899:
1900: 23.07.1904:
26.07.1904:
1908:
09.1909:
Launched.
Registered.
Sailed from the builders as Formosa for The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
Requisitioned for service as a troopship during the Boer War. Trooped to China.
Seized by the Russian cruiser Smolensk in the Red Sea on the suspicion that she was carrying contraband to Japan.
Arrived at Suez and released the following day following Government intervention. The Russian Government subsequently paid compensation.
Laid up in Royal Victoria Dock, London, after failing to reach her reserve price at auction.
Sailed for Bo’ness where she was broken up by Forth Shipbreaking Company Ltd.