Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Ship’s Steward A. J. Cripps, Royal Navy

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Sn. Stewd. H.M.S. Hyacinth); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Sh. Stewd., H.M.S. Alexandra), impressed naming; Khedive’s Star, undated, with Tokar clasp, unnamed, first two with contact marks, nearly very fine and better, very scarce (3) £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals for the Somaliland 1902-1904 to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.

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Arthur James Cripps was born in Axminster, Devon, on 21 March 1868. He entered the Royal Navy as a Ship’s Steward Boy in February 1883. He was advanced to Ship’s Steward Assistant when on Boscawen in March 1886. Serving on the Sandfly, June 1890-December 1893, he was promoted to Ship’s Steward in July 1892. The clasp for the action at Tokar on 19 February 1891 was issued to a total of only 172 officers and ratings of the Royal Navy; 63 to H.M.S. Sandfly and 109 to H.M.S. Dolphin. A further six Seedies on each ship also received it. Cripps is confirmed on the roll as Ship’s Steward’s Assistant aboard Sandfly. He was pensioned ashore in April 1906. Sold with copied service paper and medal roll extrect.