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№ 537

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9 October 2024

Hammer Price:
£110

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Thomas Tozer, Act. Ch. Bos. Mte., H.M.S. Victor Emanuel.) impressed naming, edge nicks and light contact marks, nearly very fine £100-£140

Thomas Tozer was born in Plymouth, Devon, on 25 March 1845, and joined the Royal Navy on 18 June 1866. Advanced Petty Officer 1st Class in H.M.S. Argus on 1 October 1874, and Acting Chief Petty Officer in H.M.S. Audacious on 5 September 1882, he transferred to the gun-ship H.M.S. Victor Emanuel on 25 March 1883 and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 5 December 1883, before being shore pensioned on 22 October 1885.

Sold with copied service record.