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Chief Petty Officer W. Brooking, Royal Navy

China 1900, no clasp (W. Brooking, C.P.O., H.M.S. Undaunted); 1914-15 Star (126192 W. Brooking, C.P.O. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (126192 W. Brooking, C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Wm. Brooking, C.P.O., H.M.S. Undaunted) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (5)

512 medals to H.M.S. Undaunted, all without clasp. This medal presented to C.P.O. Brooking by H.M. The King on 8 March 1902.

William Brooking was born at St Saviours, near Dartmouth, on 11 February 1868, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class aboard H.M.S. Lion on 10 January 1884. Whilst serving in Undaunted, which ship he joined in March 1897, he was promoted to Chief Petty Officer in December 1899 and served in that capacity during the war in China. He received his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal aboard the same ship in April 1901, being paid off shortly afterwards. He continued to serve afloat until pensioned to Shore on 9 February 1906, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve shortly afterwards. He was recalled for service during the Great War on 2 August 1914, as Chief Petty Officer, and was demobilized in May 1919.

With copy record of service and other research.

Condition as shown in photographs