The N.G.S. ‘Persian Gulf 1909-14’ and Great War Group of 5 awarded to Captain Arthur Welland Lowis, Royal Navy, who was wounded in action defusing a mine on 10 March 1915, and served as second-in-command of the Red Sea Patrol in December that year, for which he received multiple M.i.D.s for valuable services rendered in Arabia, at Aden, and during the North Russian Campaign, comprising: Naval General Service, 1909-62, G.V.R., single clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-14 (Commr., A.W. Lowis, R.N. H.M.S. Sphinx); 1914-15 Star (Commr, A. W. Lowis. R.N. ); British War and Victory Medals, 1914-1919 (Capt. A.W. Lowis. R.N.); Coronation 1911, in silver; Group swing-mounted upon bar as worn, attractively toned, about extremely fine (5) M.I.D.: London Gazette: 24 March 1919 and 7 April 1919. Captain Arthur Welland Lowis (1875-1938) was born in Calcutta, India, the son of Colonel Lowis, Royal Artillery. Joining the Royal Navy, he passed out of the Royal Naval College, Dartford, in December 1890, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 September 1896. He took part in the operations around Samoa aboard H.M.S. Penguin, for which he was mentioned as having performed excellent work on 1 January 1900. He rose to the rank of Commander on 30 June 1908, and recovered from some serious injuries (including a fracture right tibia) in 1911. At the time of the Great War he was given command of the troopship H.M.S. Dufferin on 6 August 1914, and serving later in Egypt, he is recorded as having been slightly wounded while defusing a mine on 10 March 1915. In December that year he was ordered to leave the Dufferin to take command of H.M.S Clio, in which position he was considered second-in-command of the Red Sea Patrol, serving during the conflicts in Arabia and at Aden, where he led operations at Kamaran island against smugglers operating there. For this service he was again Mentioned In Despatches on 24 March 1919 (for valuable services rendered in connection with the Military Operations in Arabia) and on 7 April 1919 (for gallant and distinguished service rendered in Connection with the military operations at Aden 16th August, 1917, to 31st January, 1918). He also latterly took part in the North Russia Campaign at Murmansk aboard the Glory IV (the late Russian cruiser Askold), but returned to England in April 1919. Lowis was placed on the Retired List (at his own request) on 28 November 1923 with the rank of Captain, and he died in 1938.

– the recipient is additionally entitled to an Egyptian Order of the Nile, 3rd Class, and the lot is offered with one postcard and two copied photographs of H.M.S. Illustrious (which he commanded for roughly six months in 1912).

Estimate: GBP 600-800