Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Camperdown, Copenhagen 1801 (Joseph Neild.) some edge bruising, otherwise very fine £5000-6000

Provenance: Glendining’s, December 1907; Glendining’s, January 1910; Murray Collection, Sotheby, May 1926; Glendining’s, February 1985.

Joseph Neild is confirmed as a Landsman aboard H.M.S. Monarch for both actions.

Joseph Neild was born at Westchester, Cheshire, circa 1771, and entered the Navy as a Volunteer from the Liverpool Rendezvous [recruiting post] on 28 March 1796, and joined H.M.S. Puissant as a Landsman on 20 March 1797. He was discharged to Monarch on 25 April 1797, and was present in that ship as a Landsman at the battles of Camperdown, 11 October 1797, and Copenhagen, 2 April 1801. In the latter action Monarch suffered the highest number of casualties of any ship engaged in the battle, including her Captain, James Robert Mosse, 35 seamen, 12 marines, and 8 soldiers of the 49th Foot, killed; 7 officers and 101 seamen, one Lieutenant and 34 marines, and one Lieutenant and 20 soldiers of the 49th Foot, wounded.

Neild was discharged to H.M.S. Blenheim on 6 May 1801, still rated as a Landsman, and served until that ship was paid off on 30 April 1802. Sold with comprehensive research including muster and pay lists of all relevant vessels.