Orders, Decorations and Medals

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Gut of Gibraltar 12 July 1801 (Wm. Gilbert) backstrap of clasp slightly distorted, small edge bruise and old lacquer, otherwise good very fine £1500-2000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The collection of Medals formed by the Late Clive Nowell.

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William Gilbert is confirmed on the roll as an Ordinary Seaman aboard H.M.S. Caesar 80, flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez. Approximately 143 clasps were issued for the successful attack by the squadron of Admiral Saumarez upon the Franco-Spanish squadrons under the enemy batteries in Algeçiras Bay. One other man of this name appears on the roll for Syria.