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

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (John Bradley, Bo. Mate, H.M.S. Blenheim, 23 Ys.), edge bruising, very fine £120-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late Jack Deacon.

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John Bradley was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in May 1859.

He was born at Wymering, Hampshire in November 1817 and joined the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Dockyard in December 1826, aged 9 years. Gaining advancement to Captain of the Mizen Top during his time aboard the Melville between 1836-41, in which ship he served in the First China War, Bradley was clearly a capable seaman. Further active service followed aboard the Blenheim in the Baltic operations of 1854-55 and he was finally pensioned ashore from the Asia in July 1868.