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1914-15 Star (K.6094. A. E. Lander Sto. 1. R.N.), British War Medal, WWI Victory Medal (K.6094. A. E. Lander L. Sto. R.N.), Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (K.6094 A. E. Lander -S.P.O. HMS Caradoc)
Alfred Edward Lander was born in Devonport, Devon in 1891. He joined the Royal Navy in 1910 serving in HMS Leander, Victorious and Lancaster prior to the start of the First World War. During WWI he served in HMS Suffolk. He received is RN LSGC in 1925.
After the beginning of World War I in August 1914, Suffolk became a private ship and searched for German commerce raiders while protecting British shipping. She captured a German merchantman shortly after the war began. She remained in the Atlantic until she became flagship of the China Station in 1917 In late 1918 the ship was deployed to Vladivostok to support the Siberian Intervention during the Russian Civil War.
