British War and Victory Medals (5749 E.W. Coe. Off. Stwd-1. R.A.N.), official correction to number on BWM, Extremely fine.
Ernest William Coe was born at Colchester, Essex in 1879. A butler he enlisted in the Royal Navy at Devonport on 16 March 1905, after initial training he was posted to HMS Cornwallis as a Domestic 3rd class on 1 April 1905. Promoted to Domestic 2nd class in November 1905 he served on a variety of vessels before being shore discharged on 15 August 1907. Emigrating to Australia he enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy and was sent to Cerberus as an Officer's Steward 2nd class. Nis next appointment was to the river class destroyer HMAS Swan and operations in the Pacific from 12 August until 10 December 1916. He was promoted to Officer's Steward 1st class on 13 October 1918 and shore discharged on 31 March 1919.
He died at Waverley, New South Wales in 1948; sold together with extensive copied research.
WW1 medals to The Royal Australian Navy are very difficult to find.
