Pair: Stoker F. Tucker, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (F. Tucker, Sto. H.M.S. Dolphin.); Khedive’s Star 1884-86, unnamed as issued, very fine (2) £180-£220

Frederick Tucker was born in Kent on 5 November 1862, entering naval service on 18 May 1883, and served in H.M.S. Dolphin between 1 May 1884 and 30 September 1887. He spent six months in Lewes Gaol in 1889 for embezzlement; remaining in the service, he was discharged to shore on 26 November 1903 and was found medially unfit for further service in 1914.