Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, 14 March 1795, Copenhagen 1801 (John Johnson.) minor contact marks, otherwise good very fine £1000-1200

Provenance: Christies, July 1989.

John Johnson served as Able Seaman in H.M.S. Britannia at Admiral Hotham’s action with the French fleet off Genoa, 14 March 1795, and as a Quarter Gunner in H.M.S. Monarch at the battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801. Medal and 2 clasps verified by the Official Admiralty clasp lists under application number ‘S/79’, although there are numerous other recipients with this name entitled to a variety of clasps. Sold with relevant roll extracts and some research.