Three: Lieutenant G. Hogg, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (G. Hogg. Bo’sn, R.N. H.M.S. “Northumberland”.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Commr. G. Hogg. R.N.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, generally good very fine (3) £240-£280

Provenance: Oliver Stirling Lee Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2004.

George Hogg was born in Aberdeen in August 1852 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in July 1867. Advanced to Acting Boatswain in May 1880, he witnessed active service in the Egypt operations of 1882 when he was landed with the Naval Brigade drawn from H.M.S. Northumberland. Hogg was appointed a Chief Boatswain in June 1901, a Lieutenant in March 1904, and retired in August 1907, but was recalled at an advanced age in January 1915. Granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Commander, he was employed at Victory in the fitting out of trawlers until the end of hostilities but, on his second retirement in July 1919, aged 67 years, was not allowed to retain his temporary rank.

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