Sitter: Admiral Sir James Startin (1855-1948)

Biog: Entered Royal Navy, 1869; Captain, 1897; Rear Admiral, 1907; Vice Admiral, 1911; Lt. Com. Royal Naval Reserve, 1915; Admiral, 1914; A.D.C. to King Edward VII, 1906-07.

Date: Post 1920.

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Descr: HL

Costume: Full Dress uniform, Admiral, Royal Naval Reserve.

Orders, Decorations & Medals: Star and Badge of a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (military division) [K.C.B. cr. 1917]; The Albert Medal (2nd Class) [1918]; South Africa Medal 1877-1879 with clasp; East and West Africa Medal 1887-1900 with clasp `Benin 1897'; China War Medal 1900; 1914-1915 Star; British War Medal 1914-1920; Allied Victory Medal 1914-1919; Badge of an officer of the Legion of Honour [France]; Khedive's Egyptian Star; Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal with 2 clasps; Royal Humane Society Silver Medal.

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Evidence of photographer at work: Red wash at top of negative.

No of poses: 1 (Copy neg from 122936 A) (`DS' scratched on neg)

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Biog: Who's Who; The Navy List, 1869-1948; The Times, 27 September 1948, p 6e.

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Orders, Decorations & Medals: (Order of the Bath) Burke's Peerage; (The Albert Medal and the Royal Humane Society Medals) A.R. Litherland & B.T. Simpkin, Spinks Standard Catalogue of British and Associated Orders, Decorations & Medals, London, 1990; (Others) E.C. Joslin, A. R. Litherland and B.T. Simpkin, British Battles and Medals, London 1988.

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