Lot Archive

Lot

№ 597

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26 March 2009

Hammer Price:
£320

Pair: Chief Petty Officer 1st Class T. Hickey, Royal Navy

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Py. Offr. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Simoom 73-74); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Thos. Hickey, C.F. Top, H.M.S. Impregnable) engraved naming, very fine (2) £240-280

Thomas Hickey was born in Looe, Cornwall, on 8 June 1846. He entered the Royal Navy on 8 June 1864 and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal in 1874 when on the Impregnable. He attained the rank of Chief Petty Officer in October 1878 when on the Renard and was Pensioned Ashore on 8 June 1884. With copied service paper and roll extract.