Orders, Decorations and Medals

Pair: Private R. J. Brown, Royal Marine Light Infantry, severely wounded at Tientsin

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (9583 Pte. R. J. Brown, R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Terrible); China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (R. J. Brown, Pte. R.M., H.M.S. Terrible) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine (2) £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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263 medals issued with Relief of Pekin clasp to this ship.

Richard James Brown was born at Honiton, Devon, on 10 September 1880, and enlisted at Salisbury for the Royal Marines on 12 March 1898. He joined Terrible on 13 June 1899, and landed with the Naval Brigade in Cape Colony and in North China. He was wounded in the right thigh and left leg at Tientsin, 13 July 1900, and was consequently invalided home on board the S.S. Jelunga.He was granted a Hurt Certificate for his wounds and invalided out of the service at Gosport on 11 April 1901. Sold with original Parchment Certificate of discharge and some research including copied record of service.