Watch List notes:

A Great War Trio and I.S.M. Group of 4 awarded to Able Seaman Sidney Herbert Kirby, Royal Navy, apparently awarded the Imperial Service Medal for service at Devonport Dockyard, comprising: 1914-15 Trio (J.17026, S. H. Kirby, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.17026 S. H. Kirby. A.B. R.N.); Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Sidney Herbert Kirby) with reverse brooch pin; Group loose, offered with an original letter written by the recipient's son or daughter concerning his naval career, toned, good very fine (4). Able Seaman Sidney Herbert Kirby was born 29 December 1895 at Basingstoke, Hampshire, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 3 April 1912. He served in the Royal Navy throughout the Great War, remaining in service until his discharge on 3 February 1926. He appears to have worked at the Devonport Dockyard, for which he received his I.S.M. He died in January 1966.