Lot Archive

Download Images

Lot

№ 536

.

13 March 2024

Hammer Price:
£140

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Rd. Kavern Tailor H.M.S. Impregnable.) engraved naming, good very fine £80-£100

Richard Kavern was born in Plymouth, Devon, in March 1831. He joined the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman in October 1859, and advanced to Tailor in July the following year. Kavern’s service included with H.M.S. Impregnable from March 1874 to September 1875 (awarded L.S. & G.C. in August 1875). He was shore pensioned as a Tailor Instructor in October 1881.

Sold with copied service papers.