Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, EVII awarded to Chief Boatman J.E. Fuller, H.M. Coast Guard who having previously served with the Royal Naval Reserve would see just under 17 years service with the Coast Guard working at various Coast Guard stations in North Wales including Angle, St. Dogmaels and Porthcawl.
Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, EVII, (163341 J.E. FULLER. CH. BOATN. H.M. COAST GUARD.)
Condition: Good Very Fine
Joseph Enos Fuller was born in Farningham, Kent on 2nd August 1858 and saw service with the Royal Naval Reserve before joining the Coast Guard as a Boatman on 29th September 1891 being posted to HMS Neptune, a Royal Navy Coast Guard ship at Holyhead on Anglesey, North Wales, working on the Milford 03 station. He would be work on the Holyhead Coast Guard Station from 19th July 1891, when he was promoted Commissioned Boatman, to 21st October 1896, being posted to Angle from 22nd October 1896 until 23rd March 1899 and then St. Dogmaels in Pembrokeshire from 24th March 1899 until 28th June 1903.
An anomaly in his papers shows him as having moved to South Wales serving at Llantorth from 1st April 1903 (overlapping dates), and being appointed A Chief Boatman on 1st April 1906, before moving to Porthcawl on 12rh May 1906 until he was pensioned on 1st August 1908. He would receive his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 22nd August 1907 whilst serving at Porthcawl.
