China 1842 (E. Nicholson, Midshipman, H.M.S. Sulphur.) original suspension, one or two minor edge bruises and light contact wear, otherwise very fine £600-£800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals formed by the Reverend Canon Nigel Nicholson, OStJ, DL.

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Edward Nicholson, who was from the Isle of Wight, joined H.M.S. Sulphur as a College Volunteer in February 1836, aged 14 years. He was appointed Midshipman on 30 June 1838 and subsequently served in Sulphur off China during the First Opium War but appears to have left the Service shortly afterwards.