China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (A. Beaumont, Sto., H.M.S. Centurion) good very fine £400-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine collection of awards for the Boxer Rebellion 1900.

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390 medals issued with Relief of Pekin clasp to this ship.

Albert Beaumont was born at Lambeth, London, on 22 October 1868, and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. Asia on 5 July 1889. He joined Centurion on 28 February 1900 and served ashore with the Naval Brigade in China. He was severely wounded at Tientsin on 7 July and died of his wounds at Wei-Hai-Wei on 17 July 1900. Sold with copied record of service.