A historically important DSM group to Able Seaman Arthur Frederick Fisher Royal Navy who served in HMS Marlborough from 1914 to 1920, fought at Jutland and was part of the crew who evacuated the remaining Romanov family members from the Crimea in 1919. Later service saw Fisher win his DSM whilst serving in HMS Alacantra when the ship was engaged in a bitter duel against the German raider Thor on 27 July 1940. Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.163835 A.F. Fisher. A.B. R.F.R.), 1914-15 Star (J.9264, A.F. Fisher, A.B., R.N.), British War and Victory Medals (J.9264 A.F. Fisher. A.B. R.N.), Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (J.9264 (DEV.B. 12997) A.F. Fisher. A.B. R.F.R.), 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal, contact marks to third and fifth, therefore WWI medals very fine, WWII generally extremely fine, presented in a glazed display case with silver cigarette case engraved 'A. Fisher from The Empress Marie, The Grand Duke Nicholas and the Imperial Family of Russia on board HMS "Marlborough", April 1919.', hallmarks for Birmingham 1918, with original paperwork and photographs of the recipient including a large black and white portrait photograph of the recipient c.1919 taken whilst serving in HMS Marlborough in Malta, 38 x 27.5cm, plus another proudly wearing his DSM DSM. London Gazette 27 December 1940 'For good services in action against an enemy raider'. J.9264 Able Seaman Arthur Frederick Fisher DSM, Royal Navy was born in Market Harborough, Leicestershire in 1894, he joined the Royal Navy on 17 August 1917, served in various ships including HMS Marlborough from 2 June 1914 to 1 November 1920. He re-engaged for service during WWII on 7 September 1939. His service saw him taking part in two historical events, one being the evacuation of the Romanov family in 1919, the other the duel against the German raider Thor in 1940. HMS Marlborough. After the 1917 Russian Revolution members of the Imperial Russian family had fled to the relative safety of the Crimea, but nine months after the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife and five children, King George V ordered the Royal Navy to evacuate the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna (mother of Tsar Nicholas II and sister of Queen Alexandra), Grand Duke Nicholas and 15 other members of the Romanov family. On 7 April 1919 HMS Marlborough arrived in the Crimean city of Yalta. The voyage lasted 14 days, arriving in Malta on 21 April. An account of the presentation of the cigarette case included in this lot is recorded in the book Close of a Dynasty (1956) by Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Pridham K.B.E., C.B., who was in command during the voyage from Yalta to Malta: 'The day after the departure of the Dowager Empress Marie, Prince Youssoupoff and Admiral Viassemsky came on board to present, on behalf of Her Majesty and the Grand Dukes and others, �125 to be distributed to the thirty-five cooks and attendants who had, as they put it, so efficiently and cheerfully looked after the needs of the Imperial party It was decided not to present the whole sum in cash but to present each man with a cigarette case inscribed to commemorate the occasion.' HMS Alcantara was an armed merchant cruiser (ex-Royal Mail Line) commanded by Captain J.J.P. Ingham, R.N. who won a D.S.O. at Jutland. In January 1940 the Alcantara was sent to the South American coast where she was ordered to patrol the "Pernambuco Watch" and keep an eye on the island of Trinidad. In mid-July 1940, Naval intelligence were alerted that a German raider was due to arrive in the vicinity. On the morning of 27 July, the German raider Thor (commanded by Kapitan Otto Kahler) was spotted and this soon escalated into a ferocious duel. A shell burst over the Alcantara's quarter deck, killing the trainer of the P4 6-inch gun and knocking out the ship's wireless transmitter aerials. Another shell hit the deck causing considerable damage, two more then hitting the starboard side, tearing gaping holes. The Thor continued it
A historically important DSM group to Able Seaman Arthur Frederick Fisher Royal Navy who served in HMS Marlborough from 1914 to 1920, fought at Jutland and was part of the crew who evacuated the remaining Romanov family members from the Crimea in 1919. Later service saw Fisher win his DSM whilst serving in HMS Alacantra when the ship was engaged in a bitter duel against the German raider Thor on 27 July 1940. Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.163835 A.F. Fisher. A.B. R.F.R.), 1914-15 Star (J.9264, A.F. Fisher, A.B., R.N.), British War and Victory Medals (J.9264 A.F. Fisher. A.B. R.N.), Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (J.9264 (DEV.B. 12997) A.F. Fisher. A.B. R.F.R.), 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal, contact marks to third and fifth, therefore WWI medals very fine, WWII generally extremely fine, presented in a glazed display case with silver cigarette case engraved 'A. Fisher from The Empress Marie, The Grand Duke Nicholas and the Imperial Family of Russia on board HMS "Marlborough", April 1919.', hallmarks for Birmingham 1918, with original paperwork and photographs of the recipient including a large black and white portrait photograph of the recipient c.1919 taken whilst serving in HMS Marlborough in Malta, 38 x 27.5cm, plus another proudly wearing his DSM DSM. London Gazette 27 December 1940 'For good services in action against an enemy raider'. J.9264 Able Seaman Arthur Frederick Fisher DSM, Royal Navy was born in Market Harborough, Leicestershire in 1894, he joined the Royal Navy on 17 August 1917, served in various ships including HMS Marlborough from 2 June 1914 to 1 November 1920. He re-engaged for service during WWII on 7 September 1939. His service saw him taking part in two historical events, one being the evacuation of the Romanov family in 1919, the other the duel against the German raider Thor in 1940. HMS Marlborough. After the 1917 Russian Revolution members of the Imperial Russian family had fled to the relative safety of the Crimea, but nine months after the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife and five children, King George V ordered the Royal Navy to evacuate the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna (mother of Tsar Nicholas II and sister of Queen Alexandra), Grand Duke Nicholas and 15 other members of the Romanov family. On 7 April 1919 HMS Marlborough arrived in the Crimean city of Yalta. The voyage lasted 14 days, arriving in Malta on 21 April. An account of the presentation of the cigarette case included in this lot is recorded in the book Close of a Dynasty (1956) by Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Pridham K.B.E., C.B., who was in command during the voyage from Yalta to Malta: 'The day after the departure of the Dowager Empress Marie, Prince Youssoupoff and Admiral Viassemsky came on board to present, on behalf of Her Majesty and the Grand Dukes and others, �125 to be distributed to the thirty-five cooks and attendants who had, as they put it, so efficiently and cheerfully looked after the needs of the Imperial party It was decided not to present the whole sum in cash but to present each man with a cigarette case inscribed to commemorate the occasion.' HMS Alcantara was an armed merchant cruiser (ex-Royal Mail Line) commanded by Captain J.J.P. Ingham, R.N. who won a D.S.O. at Jutland. In January 1940 the Alcantara was sent to the South American coast where she was ordered to patrol the "Pernambuco Watch" and keep an eye on the island of Trinidad. In mid-July 1940, Naval intelligence were alerted that a German raider was due to arrive in the vicinity. On the morning of 27 July, the German raider Thor (commanded by Kapitan Otto Kahler) was spotted and this soon escalated into a ferocious duel. A shell burst over the Alcantara's quarter deck, killing the trainer of the P4 6-inch gun and knocking out the ship's wireless transmitter aerials. Another shell hit the deck causing considerable damage, two more then hitting the starboard side, tearing gaping holes. The Thor continued it
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