Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Able Seaman A. Alldrick, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (A. Alldrick. A.B. H.M.S. Coquette); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed as issued, good very fine (2) £120-£160

Approximately 64 medals with Suakin 1885 clasp issued to H.M.S. Coquette.

Alfred Alldrick was born in Birmingham on 14 September 1865 and entered naval service on 20 September 1881 as a Boy 2nd Class in H.M.S. Impregnable. He served in H.M.S. Alexandria from 23 June 1883, until 19 September 1883, when he was drafted to H.M.S. Coquette, service for which he was granted one of 64 Suakin 1885 clasps to the ship. After a shore posting at H.M.S. Excellent he was invalided from the service to Haslar Naval Hospital in September 1887, with pension.