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K.33340 JOHN LOUIS YEO, STOKER 1ST. CLASS,ROYAL NAVY:
1914/15 Star (J.16692 Sto.2:RN.) British War Medal; Victory Medal 1914-19 (J.16692 Sto.1:RN.); Memorial Plaque; Memorial Scroll: (Born 10 January 1896 at Plymouth, Devon and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy on 18 May 1912: Engaged as Ordinary Seaman from 10 January 1914, serving in HMS.'Defence': Changed Rating on 26 May 1915 to Stoker 2nd.Class, renumbered as K.33340:( HMS.'Defence' was a Minotaur-class armoured cruiser of 14,600 tons, the Flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Robert Arbuthnot, commanding First Cruiser Squadron: She carried a complement of 903 officers and men.) Killed in action in HMS.'Defence' on 31 May 1916 during the Battle of Jutland: Commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial.) Sold with verification, copy Service Records confirming change of Rating; Medals contained in boxes of issue with original unused folded ribbons; Plaque contained in original card holder with Buckingham Palace forwarding document: Scroll at some time folded and with very small tear at top edge but clean: As Minted - £685