Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

Pair: Quarter Master W. Slee, Royal Navy

China 1857-60, no clasp, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Qr. Mr. H.M.S. Phoebe 23 Yrs.) very fine (2) £340-380

William Slee was born at Devonport, Devon, on 16 July 1824. He entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. Rodney, and in that ship saw service at Syria (Medal with clasp). As Captain of the Mizzen Top he saw service during the Second China War in H.M.S. Amethyst (Medal), and received his L.S. & G.C. medal as Quarter Master of Phoebe on 20 June 1866. Sold with full research.