Auction Catalogue

15 December 2011

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 375 x

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15 December 2011

Hammer Price:
£580

China 1900, no clasp (Commr. H. J. Davison, R.N., H.M.S. Humber) extremely fine £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine collection of awards for the Boxer Rebellion 1900.

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Collection

Ex Douglas-Morris collection, February 1897.

103 medals issued to this ship, all without clasp.

Henry Jocelyn Davison was born in Simla, India, on 15 June 1853, and joined the Royal Navy as a Cadet aboard the Training Ship
Britannia on 18 September 1867. As Lieutenant in Hecla he was present at the bombardment of Alexandria, 11 July 1882 (Medal with clasp). He was mentioned in despatches for services at Mahala Junction on 5 August 1882, being also praised by Admiral Seymour for his work with the Naval armoured trains, and also recommended by Vice-Admiral Dowell. For services during the campaign he was awarded the Order of the Medjidie 4th Class.

Whilst serving in
Colossus he received their Lordships’ approbation for the able and seamanlike manner in which he brought the Spanish ship Tordera alongside Colossus and extinguished the fire on board her. Promoted to Commander in September 1895, he was appointed to the Royal Naval College at Greenwich the following December, and joined Mersey in April 1896.

During his service in
Mersey he received in February 1898 their Lordships’ approbation for the zeal and energy shown by him on occasion of a fire on board the S.S. Blue Jacket, and was allowed to receive a present of ‘Plate’ for this service. He was next appointed to the Command of Humber in July 1898 and served in this vessel on patrol in Chinese waters during 1900. Whilst Commanding Humber he received the thanks of the Norwegian Government for the assistance rendered to the crew of the Norwegian Steamer Skramstad on 20 November 1901. He next joined Duke of Wellington prior to retiring on 20 October 1902 with the rank of Captain. He died on 31 January 1914 from heart failure following bronchial pneumonia. Sold with copied record of service.