Family Medal Groups to the Adshead Family Covering Service in the Royal Navy During the First and Second World Wars, Father – 1914-15 Star medal, British War and Victory medals, ‘GNR A.E. ADSHEAD R.N.’, group mounted as worn with matching set of mounted miniature medals. Son- 1939 Star medal, Atlantic Star medal, Africa Star medal with clasp ‘North Africa 1942-43’, Burma Star medal and War medal 1939-45, medals unnamed and mounted as worn with matching set of mounted miniature medals. Group attributed to George Edward Roland Adshead (JX. 136367). Also include in this lot is a large size portrait photograph of A.E. Adshead, in uniform and wearing his medals. George V Royal Navy officers sword which retains nearly all of the gilt finish to the fittings. Housed in its original leather and gilt brass mounted scabbard. Blade etched with details. Housed in oilskin cloth sword bag. Royal navy officers bicorn full dress cap housed in its japanned storage tin and leather officers belt with gilt metal buckle. Alfred Edward Adshead was born in Deptford, Kent on 4th October 1884 and he commenced his career in the Royal Navy on 26th April 1904 as a Boy 2nd class on H.M.S. Impregnable. On the outbreak of war in 1914 he was serving as a Potty Officer on H.M.S, Excellent. He was promoted to Acting Gunner on 11th February 1915 a rate that was confirmed on 8th February 1917, he appears to have spent most of the war on board H.M.S. Havelock. Post war he continued his Royal Naval Service with promotion to Commissioned Gunner on 11th February 1925. He died suddenly on board H.M.S. Cornwall whilst in Portsmouth Dockyard on 20th November 1933 and is buried in the Anns Hill Cemetery, Gosport.George Edward Roland Adshead was born in March 1916 and by 1939 had followed in his father’s footsteps and was serving in the Royal Navy, in the March 1945 Navy List he is shown as a Gunner (T) with seniority of 3rd March 1945. He died in Southsea, Hampshire on 11th December 1999.