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17 September 2020

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Lot

№ 155

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17 September 2020

Hammer Price:
£150

Pair: Boy 1st Class W. H. Ellis, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1884 (W. H. Ellis. Boy. 1. Cl: H.M.S. “Euryalus”); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, pitting from star, nearly very fine (2) £140-£180

William Henry Ellis was born in Plymouth on 15 December 1864 and entered naval service on 26 January 1880 as a Boy 2nd Class in H.M.S. Implacable. Advanced Boy 1st Class, he served in H.M.S. Euryalus from 11 January 1882 to 15 November 1887, including during the Egyptian operations, and was rated Ordinary Seaman. Promoted to acting Botswain on 10 February 1893, whilst serving in H.M.S. Cambridge, he was shore pensioned on 1 January 1909.