Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Coxswain of the Cutter W. Grand, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, Tel-El-Kebir (W. Grand, Coxn. Cutter, H.M.S. “Superb”); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed, toned, very fine and scarce (2) £300-£360

Of 5350 Alexandra clasps awarded, 623 were to H.M.S Superb; However, only 33 Tel-El-Kebir clasps were awarded to the ship, and overall just 161 of this pairing to the Navy (M. J. Cook, O.M.R.S., Spring 1974, p. 22 refers). H.M.S. Superb, built by the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, as the Hamidieh for the Turkish Navy, compulsorily purchased and completed in 1880. Served in the Mediterranean, firing 310 rounds at Alexandria. Broken-up 1906.