Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (H. C. Goodson. Ord., H.M.S. Forte.) nearly extremely fine £180-220

Provenance: DNW, June 2012.

Henry Charles Goodson was born in North Kensington, in February 1879. From the Training Ship Arethusa he joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class for service in the Impregnable, 15 July 1894. He was promoted to Boy 1st Class when serving with the Lion, in March 1895. Goodson joined H.M.S. Forte in November 1895 and was promoted to Ordinary Seaman in February 1897 and Able Seaman in April 1898. He was advanced to Leading Seaman in January 1903 when serving with the Majestic and Petty Officer 2nd Class in March 1905 when in H.M.S. Terrible. He was invalided from H.M.S. Good Hope in July 1905.