Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 14 Dec Boat Service 1814 (George Drapper.) some light edge bruising, otherwise very fine and better £2,400-£3,000

Provenance: Sotheby, July 1891; Major Tombs Collection, Glendining’s, April 1918; Glendining’s, May 1922 and March 1975.

George Drapper (Draper on roll) is confirmed as a Rope-maker aboard H.M.S. Royal Oak for this boat service action against the American flotilla on Lake Borgne, in preparation for the attack on New Orleans.