Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, engraved naming (Joseph L. Evans. Caulkr. H.M.S. Aboukir) very fine £140-£180

Joseph Lindop Evans was born at Petworth, Sussex, on 15 August 1840, and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. Tortoise on 19 August 1854. After further service aboard H.M. Ships Conflict, Greyhound, and Asia, he was advanced to Caulker’s Crew in January 1862, and joined Esk as Caulker in June 1863, seeing service in the New Zealand campaign of 1863-64 (Medal). He left Esk in October 1867 to join Royal Oak, and thereafter served aboard Excellent, Asia, Duncan, Aboukir, Sphinx and Aboukir again from April 1874 to March 1876. He received his L.S. & G.C. medal on 11 April 1876, and continued service as a Caulker in Simoom, Duke of Wellington, Asia, Excellent, and Asia until Shore Pensioned on 31 August 1878. He thereafter served ashore as a Pensioned Shipwright at H.M.S. Excellent until 20 August 1893.