China 1900, no clasp (Lieut. B. H. Jones, R.I.M.S. Canning) good very fine and rare

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals.

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Only 12 European recipients of medals to this ship.
Benjamin Henry Jones joined the Royal Indian Marine in December 1891; Lieutenant, 27 November 1896; Commander, 13 October 1907; Captain, 1 January 1918; Retired 1920. Captain Jones was awarded the C.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919.