Three: Stoker 1st Class A.P. Orchard, Royal Navy, 1914-15 Star (K. 15239 Sto. 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K. 15239 Sto. 1, R.N.), good very fine (3)

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Three: Stoker 1st Class A.P. Orchard, Royal Navy, 1914-15 Star (K. 15239 Sto. 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K. 15239 Sto. 1, R.N.), good very fine (3)

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Lot Essay

Stoker 1st Class Arthur Percy Orchard was lost aboard H.M. Submarine G.8 in January 1918: 'The first Submarine loss of the year occurred when G.8 failed to return to harbour after a North Sea patrol. Captained at the time by Lieutenant John Tryon, she was lost through unknown causes some time around 14 January (Evans' Beneath the Waves refers).