Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Chief Petty Officer F. Jones, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (F. Jones, Ldg. Sean. H.M.S. Albacore.); Khedive’s Star 1884, unnamed as issued, light pitting, good very fine (2) £180-220

Frederick Jones was born in Bermondsey, Surrey, on 9 October 1859, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 29 December 1874. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman on 9 October 1877, and Able Seaman on 1 January 1879. Transferring to H.M.S. Albacore on 14 February 1884, he was promoted to Leading Seaman on 16 August 1884 and served during operations in Egypt, later rising to Petty Officer 2nd Class on 27 May 1887. He transferred to Royal Adelaide as a 2nd Coxswain on 8 June 1887, and was advanced to Petty Officer 1st Class on 1 May 1889, and Chief Petty Officer on 2 April 1892. He was discharged on 6 October 1897, and subsequently joined the Royal Fleet Reserve on 22 September 1902. Discharged on 9 October 1909, he tried to rejoin for service during the Great War, but was rejected as ‘unfit’.

Approximately 51 medals without clasp awarded to Albacore.