Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to a Stoker who was Discharged Following the Traumatic Amputation of 4 Fingers on his Left Hand, Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct medal, GV, 2nd type, ‘K31741 J.C. FRENCH L.STO. H.M.S. PEMBROKE’. ohn Charles French was born in Maidstone, Kent on 3rd November 1897 and joined the Royal Navy on 22nd March 1916 as a Stoker 2nd Class. He was awarded a British War medal and Victory medal for his war service with his long service medal being confirmed on 24th April 1931. He was invalided to shore on 1st May 1935 following an accident on H.M.S. Medway on 21st September 1934 which resulted in the traumatic amputation of 4 fingers of his left hand. John French died in Maidstone on 27th June 1963.