拍品描述： Now that man [Kelly] – the men in the Navy trusted him. He didn’t come up the gangway and be piped aboard the same as most Admirals, he came over the boom (i.e. as a sailor would come aboard). So wrote a Stoker of the good Admiral. The outstanding 1935 G.C.B., 1932 G.C.V.O. group of ten awarded to Admiral of the Fleet Sir John J. D. Kelly, Royal Navy Kelly began the Great War with the command of the Dublin, who led the chase of the Goeben and was Second-in-Command for the Dardanelles Force during the Gallipoli Landings; he latterly led the Naval Force during the Chanak Crisis, then becoming Fourth Sea Lord, commander of the 1st Battle Squadron and also leader of the Atlantic Fleet in the aftermath of the Invergordon Mutiny Kelly had the universal respect of The King, the high ranks at The Admiralty and those below decks in equal measure and it was his cool leadership that meant the Mutiny did not break out further; his high esteem is clearly reflected in that he was showered with a brace of Gs for his laurels The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Grand Cross (G.C.B.) set of Insignia, comprising sash Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; breast Star, silver-gilt and enamel; The Royal Victorian Order, Grand Cross (G.C.V.O.) set of Insignia, comprising sash Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; breast Star, silver-gilt and enamel, both of these officially numbered 607 to the reverse; Queens South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (Lieut. J. D. Kelly, R.N., H.M.S. Forte.); 1914-15 Star (Capt. J. D. Kelly. R.N.), officially re-impressed naming; British War and Victory Medals with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. J. D. Kelly. R.N.), BWM with officially re-impressed naming; Jubilee 1935; France, Legion of Honour, Officers breast Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1914-1917, with Palme upon riband; Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Commanders neck Badge, gold and enamel, good very fine (Lot)