Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Stoker J. Downton, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (J. Downton. Stkr. H.M.S. “Inconstant”); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, pitting from star, nearly very fine (2) £120-£160

John Downton was born in Gosport, Hampshire on 7 July 1857. Entering naval service on 25 September 1877, he was invalided from Haslar some fifteen years later.