Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Chief Artificer Engineer A. Thomas, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (268017 A. Thomas, E.R.A. 3CL. H.M.S. Terrible); China 1900, 1 clasp, Taku Forts (268017 A. Thomas, E.R.A. 3 Cl. H.M.S. Whiting); British War Medal 1914-20 (Ch. Art. Eng. A. Thomas, R.N.) nearly extremely fine (3) £300-400

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

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55 medals with Taku Forts clasp issued to this ship.

Arthur Thomas was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, on 11 November 1872, and was a boilermaker when he joined the Royal Navy as an Acting E.R.A. 4th Class on 10 February 1894. He was advanced to Acting Chief E.R.A. in October 1903 and later the same month was transferred to the Officer’s section as Chief Artificer Engineer. The medal rolls note that the recipient received duplicate medals for both South Africa and China. He is further entitled to the 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal.