Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (L. Gower, Act. E.R. Artfr., H.M.S. “Malabar”) contact marks, very fine £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Ron Tuppen Collection of Naval Medals to Engine Room Officers.

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Louis Gower was born in Bilsington, Ashford, Kent on 4 January 1858. He entered the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 23 February 1876. Appointed an Acting Engine Room Artificer in July 1881. Attained the rank of C.E.R.A. in April 1897. Pensioned ashore on 4 March 1898. With copied service paper.