Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Java, 14 Dec Boat Service 1814 (Edward Jones) suspension claw re-fixed, polished, otherwise nearly very fine £600-800

Edward Jones is confirmed as an Ordinary Seaman aboard the Caroline at Java, and as an Able Seaman aboard the Tonnant at the attack on New Orleans in 1814, on which occasion he was severely wounded, resulting in the loss of an arm. He is also entitled to the clasp for the capture of Banda Neira in the Caroline. There are five other men with these names on the medal roll.