Great War Minesweeping Distinguished Service Medal and Long Service Group of Six to a Recipient who Survived the Sinking of H.M.S. Houge in September 1914, Distinguished Service medal, GV, ‘186686 W.H. GOLDSMITH P.O. IRIS MINESWEEPING 1917’, 1914-15 Star medal, ‘186686 W.H. GOLDSMITH P.O.1, R.N.’, British War and Victory medals, ‘186686 W.H. GOLDSMITH ACT. C.P.O. R.N.’, Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct medal, GV, ‘186686 W.H. GOLDSMITH, P.O. H.M.S. IRIS’ with an Italian Commemorative medal of the Unity of Italy 1848, unnamed as issued.istinguished Service medal, London Gazette 17th April 1918- ‘The following awards have been approved to the undermentioned men in recognition of their services in mine-sweeping operations between the 1st April and 31st December 1917 – P.O. William Henry Goldsmith, O.N. 186686 ‘ (Po.).entioned in Despatches, London Gazette 22nd May 1917 – P.O. William Henry Goldsmith, O.N. 186686 (Po.)illiam Henry Goldsmith was born on 16th July 1880 on Portsea Island, Hampshire. He commenced his service in the Royal Navy on 20th December 1899 as a Boy 2nd Class on H.M.S. Vincent. In February 1913 he transferred to the Coastguard service at Harwich. As war loomed he was sent to H.M.S. Hogue on 1st August 1914 and was still serving on board when she was sunk on by the U-9 on 22nd September 1914 with her sister ships Aboukir and Cressy. Hogue lost 377 men. Goldsmith served on H.M.S. Iris from 26th July 1915 to 30th June 1919 and was awarded his Long Service medal on 13th October 1917. He was discharged 1st April 1919. In 1939 he is shown as being a retired Royal Navy C.P.O. living in Chichester also serving with the A.R.P.;600;1000;600;600;Medals 88;Great War Q-Ship Distinguished Service Medal group of Five to a Royal Marine who was Decorated for his Service During the Attack on the Submarine U31;Great War Q-Ship Distinguished Service Medal group of Five to a Royal Marine who was Decorated for his Service During the Attack on the Submarine U31, Distinguished Service Medal, GV, ‘CH.13578 CPL. R. EMMETT R.M.L.I. SPECIAL SERVICE 16 JULY 1916’, 1914-15 Star medal, ‘CH.13578 PTE. R. EMMETT R.M.L.I.’, British War and Victory medals ‘CH.13578 L.CPL. R. EMMETT R.M.L.I.’, Royal Naval Long Service & Good Conduct medal, GV 1st type, ‘CH13578 ROBERT EMMETT, PRIVATE R.M.L.I.’ Included with the lot is a ribbon bar, Royal Marine cap badge, a portrait photograph in uniform on an embroidered cloth backing, several metal badges and various family photographs and postcards including a photo postcard of HMS Agamemnon’s mascot (a cat) sitting in the muzzle of a 12-inch gun. istinguished Service medal, London Gazette 25th October 1916.obert Emmett was born in Southgate, London on 23rd October 1884 and enlisted in the Royal Marines on 23rd October 1902. On the outbreak of war in 1914 he was serving on HMS Agamemnon, the vessel that he spent most of the war onboard and would have present when the ship was credited with shooting down the Zeppelin L.Z. 55 in Salonica on 5th May 1916. His service record indicates he served on HMS Redbreast between 18th February 1917 and 14th July 1917, but he must have spent other time on the Q-ship as his DSM was awarded for his service when Redbreast attacked the German submarine U31 on 16th July 1916. Lieutenant G.S. Brown was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for this action and asked to recommend 2 members of the crew for this action, Lance Corporal Emmett and Leading Stoker John Duncan.1 year later, on 15th July 1917, HMS Redbreast was sunk by the German submarine UC38 in the Aegean Sea with the loss of 42 members of her crew, according to his service record Robert Emmett had left Redbreast the day before on 14th July, returning to Agamemnon. emobilised on 22nd March 1919 he then joined the Royal Fleet Reserve being discharged on 15th December 1924.