Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Norfolk Association for Saving Lives from Shipwreck Medal 1824, large silver medal, 48mm, the obverse featuring a young head of Queen Victoria, the reverse engraved ‘Presented to Lieut. Thos. Jackson. R.N. 28th. October 1843’ within wreath, with ball and ring suspension, edge nicks, very fine £140-180

Thomas Jackson entered the Royal Navy as a First Class Volunteer on 9 July 1806, serving in H.M.S. Majestic, in which ship he witnessed the surrender of Heligoland, and continued to serve as Midshipman on the North Sea and Baltic stations until March 1809. He then joined the Standard in time to participate in the reduction of the island of Anhold; and on becoming attached, in March 1811, to the Fearless, he co-operated in the defence of Cadiz and Tarifa. In 1814 he escorted the convoy to the West Indies in H.M.S. Sultan, and from March to September 1815 he discharged the duties of Master’s Mate in the Ajax on the Mediterranean Station. Commissioned Lieutenant on 28 February 185, he obtained the command of the Revenue-vessel H.M.S. Dolphin on 31 March 1829, before transferring to the Coast Guard on 17 April 1832.