Auction Catalogue

11 & 12 December 2013

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 807

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12 December 2013

Hammer Price:
£300

Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Sebastopol, Azoff (A. Johnstone, H.M.S. Agamemnon) privately impressed naming, jeweller’s mark and scratches and digs to obverse, fine £150-200

Alexander Johnstone was born in Hythe, Kent on 28 March 1828. Served as an Able Seaman on H.M.S. Agamemnon, 22 October 1853-12 July 1856. Medal sent to him while serving on H.M.S. Wasp, May 1857. In 1860 he transferred to the Coast Guard. With copied service papers and roll extracts.