{"product_id":"ww1-campaign-group-of-4-chessell-royal-navy","title":"WW1. Campaign group of 4. Chessell. Royal navy.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFour: Stoker Petty Officer W. Chessell, Royal Navy, who saw heavy action with \u003ci\u003eLlewellyn\u003c\/i\u003e on the Dover Barrage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e1914-15 Star (295042, W. Chessell. S.P.O. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (295042. W. Chessell. Act. Ch. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. \u0026amp; G.C., G.V.R. (295042 William Chessell Sto. Po. H.M.S. Agincourt), good very fine.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWilliam Chessell was born at Ryde, Isle of Wight on 24 November 1881 and was a butcher's slaughterer when he enlisted in the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd class on 27 March 1900. He served at a number of shore and sea-based appointments and at the onset of the Great War was serving on H.M.S. \u003ci\u003eAgincourt\u003c\/i\u003e with whom he served until 6 August 1915. Shore based until 14 November 1915 he was posted to the ill-fated H.M.S. \u003ci\u003eZulu\u003c\/i\u003e until 28 November 1916 when he was shore based until 17 January 1917.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis next appointment was to H.M.S. \u003ci\u003eLlewellyn\u003c\/i\u003e on 18 January 1917. On 17 March 1917, \u003ci\u003eLlewellyn\u003c\/i\u003e formed part of a flotilla including H.M.S. \u003ci\u003eLaertes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLaforey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParagon\u003c\/i\u003e patrolling the Dover Barrage. German torpedo boats attacked and sank \u003ci\u003eParagon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eLlewellyn\u003c\/i\u003e, seeing gun flashes, went to attend and switched on a searchlight to assist in picking up survivors. Attracted by the light, the torpedo boats \u003ci\u003eS49\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eG87\u003c\/i\u003e attacked and launched two torpedoes, one of which struck the destroyer in the bow. By steaming backwards, the ship was able to return to port without suffering casualties. \u003ci\u003eLlewellyn \u003c\/i\u003ewas subsequently redeployed to the Methil Convoy Flotilla based on the Firth of Forth.\u003cbr\u003eFrom 31 March 1917 until 17 April 1918, Chessell was shore based. Appointed Chief Stoker he was next posted to \u003ci\u003eTorch\u003c\/i\u003e serving aboard her until the end of the war. He was shore discharged on 26 March 1922.\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Coins4all","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56998344884610,"sku":"M\u0026M506 F4A","price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1416\/1442\/files\/IMG_1387.jpg?v=1792939581","url":"https:\/\/www.coins4all.co.uk\/products\/ww1-campaign-group-of-4-chessell-royal-navy","provider":"Coins4all","version":"1.0","type":"link"}