Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. To coincide with the OMRS Convention

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (W. Smith, Pte., R.M., H.M.S. Myrmidon) slight contact marks, very fine £60-80

H.M.S. Myrmidon was launched in 1867 at Chatham Dockyard as a wooden screw gunvessel of 697 tons. She was completed the same year as a survey ship.

H.M.S. Myrmidon left England for Suakin on the Red Sea in February 1884. There she gave ‘constant assistance to troops repelling night attacks on our lines’ (History of the Hydrographic Service 1795-1919 refers). During that year the ship was used on surveys in the Red Sea - off Suakin, Port Berenice, Hanish Island and Zeila. In 1885 she continued with further survey work in the Red Sea and then sailed for similar work around Timor and Northern Australia. In 1886-87 she was engaged in survey work around Australia, along the Bass Strait, Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea . In 1888, after futher work around Tasmania it was found that her engines were worn out and she was paid off for disposal.