1914-15 Star

1914-15 Star awarded to C. P. O. Harry Elliott. A uniface star of four points, the upper covered by a crown, with two crossed swords entwined by a short scroll. Inscription: '1914-15.' An oak garland superimposed upon the whole. Inscription: 'G'. with a 'V' within it. Inscribed on the reverse: '183840 H. ELLIOTT. P.O.1., R.N.' Fitted with a red, white and blue watered-silk ribbon. Mounted on a bar with three others.

Harry Elliott (1879-1977) was born in Portsmouth. His father, also Harry, was a stoker in the Royal Navy. Harry Elliott junior joined the RN as a boy 2nd class on 11 May 1895. He was in HMS 'Prince of Wales' at the beginning of World War I protecting the eastern end of the Channel while the British Expeditionary Force crossed to France. Later she ferried the Portsmouth Marine Battalion to Belgium. She briefly participated in the Dardanelles campaign, covering the landings of the 3rd brigade Australian Army in April 1915. 'Prince of Wales' then assisted the Italian Navy in blockading the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the Adriatic. Elliott left her when she returned to Gibraltar for a refit. He was then in the destroyer 'Cockatrice' and HMS 'Apollo'. Elliott was demobilised in 1920, now with the rank of Chief Petty Officer, but briefly re-entered the Navy, rated Able Seaman, in 1928. In 1902 he married Annie Maria Raistrick and had three daughters. He was born and died in Portsmouth.

Object Details

ID: MED1524
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: circa 1918
People: Elliott, Harry
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 44 mm