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№ 541

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13 March 2024

Hammer Price:
£150

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Peter Lakey. Nl. Schoolmr H.M.S. Impregnable) impressed naming, good very fine £120-£160

Peter Lakey was born on Tresco, Scilly Isles, in February 1854. He joined the Royal Navy as Boy 2nd Class in April 1869, and advanced to Ordinary Seaman in October 1873. Lakey was appointed as a Naval School Master in January 1875. His service included with H.M.S. Impregnable from September 1879 to August 1883 (awarded L.S. & G.C. in March 1882), and he died in September 1897.

Sold with copied service papers.