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 (Js. Spraggs, Commd. Btmn., H.M. Coast Guard, 33 Yrs.), one or two edge bruises, 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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James Spraggs was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in April 1874, one of just 42 awards of the wide suspension variety issued to the Coast Guard.

He had earlier served in the Baltic operations aboard H.M.S. Caesar.