- Order of the British (Military). Officer's (O.B.E.) 1st type breast badge- British War Medal. Silver issue- Interallied Victory MedalNote: The OBE insignia is of exceptional fine quality - and rarely seen of such craftsmanship / detailO.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1919:Quote,'In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the War.'Unquote.Specifically the award of the O.B.E, was for his service aboard H.M.S. Blake, Depot Ship for the Grand Fleet, with the recommendation being made by no less a legendary Naval Officer than Admiral Sir David Beatty (file series ADM 171/136 refers)Robert Lewis Way was born in Mayfair, London, on 29 September 1877, the son of Captain John L. Way, R.N. Commissioned Sub-Lieutenant on 15 March 1897, he was promoted Lieutenant on 15 March 1899, and served as torpedo lieutenant in the battleship H.M.S. Magnificent from 16 July 1904 to 16 February 1907. Briefly on the staff in H.M.S. Vernon, he subsequently served as torpedo officer in H.M.S. Venerable in the Channel Squadron, before being appointed to H.M.S. Implacable as First and Torpedo Officer. After just over two years there, he then served in H.M.S. Carnarvon of the Home Fleet's Third Division as First and Torpedo Officer. Promoted Commander on 30 June 1912, he was appointed to the Second Destroyer Flotilla's depot ship, H.M.S. Blake as executive officer on 31 July 1912, and served there for almost the entire Great War, until being appointed to the command of H.M.S. Aquarius on 30 March 1918. Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire at the end of the War, Way's command of H.M.S. Aquarius ended on 17 February 1920 and he was placed on the books of H.M.S. Victory for unpaid time, before transferring to the Retired List on 23 March 1922. He was promoted Captain (retired) on 29 September 1922, on his 45th birthday, and died of bronchitis at Shoreham, Sussex, on 29 October 1928H.M.S. Aquarius: H.M.S. Aquarius was the former S. S. Hampstead, purchased in 1902 as a distillery vessel and converted into a depot ship. Aquarius completed conversion into a depot ship in 1907, commissioning on 11 June. By mid-1911 she was working with the Third Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet. She served the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla in the Forth in 1914-15, becoming the first ship to berth in the newly-constructed Rosyth Dockyard on 2 October, 1914. She became a submarine depot ship in the Mediterranean in 1915. She finished the war as a water carrier and depot ship in the Mediterranean, being paid off at Chatham on 17 February, 1920. Commander Wray was officer in command of H.M.S. Aquarius 30 March 1918 - 17 February 1920See item code 25295 for the recipients full-size miniature medals, that are being offered for sale separatelyImportant: This sale is for the 3 x miniature medals only. The full-size medals and case of issue are only here shown for illustrative / provenance purposes and are not included in the sale. We will however forward to the buyer, soft-copy images of all illustrations used for their records & referenceThe medals mounted as-worn in the swing-style, and suspended from a contemporary mounting bar that retains its long hinged pin and clasp fittingCondition: About EF