Home service or not

[Rory Reynolds]

Hello all

I have the service record to a Henry James Lamb, R.N. number L10929. He enlisted as a Boy Servant (thanks Per Adua) on 21 February 1918 and the following details his movements during what remained of the war. He was invalided out of the service on 4 May 1921.

Vivid I 21 Feb 1918 - 2 July 1918

Roxburgh 3 July 1918 - 10 April 1919

My question is - was all of the above shore service? I have a British War Medal to him and was wondering if this was his sole entitlement. It would be, I should think, if he never went into action.

Could someone clarify this for me please.

Regards

Rory

[horatio2]

Ashore under initial training in HMS VIVID (Devonport Barracks). ROXBURGH was an armoured cruiser. See:-

http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/wars...sel.asp?id=3048

[per ardua per mare per terram]

She was still an active ship, not a shore base. Campaign medals were not awarded for going into action, just for bring in the war zone. Sounds like you have a broken pair there.

Roxburgh

3rd Cruiser Squadron Grand Fleet.

6 August 1914 Captured German merchant ship.

20 June 1915 Damaged by torpedo from German submarine U39.

April 1916 Operated in Norwegian waters.

1916 West Indies and North America Station.

24 May 1917 Escorted first convoy from Hampton Roads, Virginia.

12 February 1918 Rammed and sank German submarine U89 off Northern Ireland.

1921 Sold for scrap.

http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/armoured-cruise...devonshire.html