Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria including the collection to Naval Artificers formed by JH Deacon

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin River 1894 (S. Dyer, A.B. H.M.S. Philomel) good very fine £140-160

Samuel Dyer was born at Stoke Damerel on 23 October 1870, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 21 January 1886. He eventually rose to be Petty Officer 1st Class and was discharged to pension on 25 October 1910.