Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (James Hooper. Ch. Boatn In Chge. H.M. Coast Guard) impressed naming, minor edge nicks, good very fine £80-£100

James Shepherd Hooper was born in Exmouth, Devon, in December 1824. He joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in May 1839, and advanced to Mariner in April 1845. Hooper transferred as Boatman to the Coast Guard in June 1849, but saw service as an Able Seaman with the Princess Royal (entitled to the Baltic Medal; Crimea Medal and Turkish Crimea Medal), prior to returning to the Coast Guard. His posting including: Littlehampton, Selsey and Beaulieu River. Hooper advanced to Chief Boatman in Charge in March 1874 (awarded L.S. & G.C. in February 1881). He was shore pensioned in June 1884, and in later life resided in Hove. Hooper died at the age of 100 in 1923.

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