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Pair: Chief Sick Berth Steward H. W. Jones, Royal Navy
Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp H. W. Jones. S.B. Attdt. H.M.S. Active, 73-74); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Harley W. Jones, Sick Bth. Stewd., H.M.S. Flora.) second initial on the last officially corrected, edge bruising, otherwise very fine or better (2) £300-£400
Harley William Jones was born in Portsmouth in November 1853 and entered the Royal Navy as a Sick Berth Attendant in October 1873, quickly witnessing active service aboard H.M.S. Active in the Ashantee operations of 1873-74. Awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in December 1890, and advanced to Chief Sick Berth Steward (Wardmaster) in December 1890, he was pensioned ashore in October 1895.
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