The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals (Part 1)

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (J. Dyer, Boy 1.Cl. H.M.S. “Hecla”) suspension slack and pitted from star, otherwise nearly very fine

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals.

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Joseph Dyer was born in Dover on 16 May 1865. First entered as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. ST VINCENT on 2 December 1880, and subsequently joined H.M.S. HECLA as a Boy 1st Class on 19 August 1882. He was advanced to Ord in May 1883 and to A.B. in February 1885 whilst serving aboard INVINCIBLE ((1882-85). He joined H.M.S. BENBOW as a P.O. 2nd Class on 14 June 1888, and was advanced to P.O. 1st Class in April 1889 and paid off in January 1891. He then served aboard H.M. Ships WILDFIRE (1891-94) and RINGAROOMA (1894-97) and was finally invalided from H.M.S. EXCELLENT on 11 March 1898 with a fractured knee. He never received a L.S. & G.C. medal.