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Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Lieutt. Alfred S. Williams. Bombay Marine) long hyphen reverse, impressed naming, good very fine and rare £800-1000

Alfred Speed Williams entered the Bombay Marine as a Midshipman on 10 June 1821, and served aboard the Company’s 10-gun brig Thetis during 1822-23. In 1824, during the First Burma War, Williams served aboard the 10-gun brig Vestal, and later as Acting 3rd Lieutenant of the armed survey ship Research, 25 January to 15 February 1825, and then as Commander of the gunboat Allport, February 1825 to 31 January 1826. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 24 April 1826.

Williams is shown serving with the Survey Department at Calcutta in 1830, and in command of the 10-gun brig Tigris in 1835. He was Assistant to the Superintendent of the Marine Board in 1838, was promoted to Commander on 13 February 1839, and in 1843 was serving as the Agent for Timber at Canara. Promoted to Captain on 10 November 1843, he remained at Canara until his retirement on 31 December 1850. Captain Williams retired to England and died at Beaufort East, Bath, on 13 September 1866, aged 58 years. Sold with full research.