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Dave:
Would this man have been awarded the 1914 star or the 1914-15 star please, as on the paperwork I have just says Star, would he have been given a coronation or Jubilee medal? My Grandmother said he had six, although he also was awarded a 1939-45 Medal which he didn't receive, I have it now.

In 1940 he was in Hospital suffering a metal breakdown that was why he was Discharged, did HMS Arethusa pick up survivors from the sea at any time he was Aboard? Or was this prior to his 1939 re-entry? Are there any Medical records available?

Thank you in advance for any information

PhiloNauticus:

It would have been the 1914-15 Star - the three medals awarded became known as 'Pip, Squeak and Wilfred'  -
see: 

http://www.worldwar1luton.com/object/pip-squeak-and-wilfred-wwi-campaign-medals

He may well have been awarded the Coronation Medal of 1935, although there is no note of it on his Service Docs.   The Jubilee Medal was not awarded until 1937, after he had left the Navy.     

If your Grandmother can remember six medals, that would mean - the three WW1 medals, plus the 1939-45; with the Coronation and the LS & GC medals.

I will check Arethusa's activities

PhiloNauticus:



The War Diary for the Second Cruiser Squadron may be found here:
 https://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-HF1940CS2.htm

and a resume of Arethusa’s movements here:
 
https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-06CL-Arethusa.htm


I cannot see that she was involved in any rescues or picking up of survivors etc.  Between January and April 1940, she in the North Sea supporting operations in Norway.   

During the First World War he was present at the Battle of Jutland, and his ship (Laurel) had picked up the survivors from the battlecruiser Queen Mary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Queen_Mary


Medical Records: I do not believe that WW2 medical records are available …

Dave:
Thank you again for the information, his 1939-45 medal was not issued until a few months ago

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