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Six: Chief Petty Officer (Telegraphist) H. J. Hayes, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J. 10361 L. Tel., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J-10361 P.O. Tel., R.N.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (J. 10361 C.P.O. Tel., H.M.S. Pembroke), the 1939-45 issues in their original named and addressed card forwarding box, the remainder mounted as worn, together with a related prize award, silver, with gold central medallion depicting cricketers, the reverse engraved, ‘R.N. Bks. Inter-Room Cricket, Winners, H. J. Hayes, 1928’, the Great War period awards polished, thus nearly very fine or better (7) £150-200 Footnote Herbert Jesse Hayes was born in Selhurst, Croydon in November 1894 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in November 1910. A Telegraphist aboard the cruiser H.M.S. Blanche by the outbreak of hostilities, he served in a similar capacity until removing to the battleship Temeraire in February 1915, aboard which ship he was present at Jutland and advanced to Petty Officer (Telegraphist) in August 1917. Two months later, however, he transferred to submarines, joining the depot ship Lucia, an appointment followed by a brief spell at Dolphin towards the War’s end. Hayes remained employed as a submariner for several years, served in K. 11 in early 1921 and in K. 2 from March 1921 until January 1923, gained advancement to Chief Petty Officer (Telegraphist), and was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in December 1927. Returning to regular seagoing duties in the cruiser Calcutta in September 1928, he was commended by his Captain for fitting out the S.S. Deucalion with short-wave transmission in record time, on the occasion the latter ship was charged with searching for a missing Danish vessel in the South Atlantic, and again in 1930, when he maintained wireless contact with the research ship Discovery in the Antarctic, when civilian wireless communication had broken down. Pensioned ashore in November 1934, Hayes was recalled on the renewal of hostilities, and served at the R.N. base Pyramus at Kirkwall from September 1939 until June 1942, followed by similar shore appointments in Pembroke, Scotia and Wildfire, from which latter establishment he was demobilised in August 1945. Sold with a quantity of original documentation, including the recipient’s Certificate of Service, Wireless Telegraphy Trade Certificate, and W.T. History Sheets; together with H.M. Submarine K. 2 Christmas card, with gilt crest and photograph; a series of glowing references from former C.Os to assist his application for a post at Broadcasting House, among them Captain Stuart Bonham-Carter, D.S.O., C.V.O., R.N. (afterwards Rear-Admiral Sir Stuart), who describes Hayes as ‘one of he best men I have ever had serving with me’ (dated aboard H.M.S. Sussex, 20 August 1934), and his Order for Release and accompanying letter conveying Their Lordships appreciation of his services in the last war, dated 14 August 1945.