Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Petty Officer Second Class W. J. Vincent, Royal Navy, later H.M. Coast Guard, who received a specially-struck silver medal for his bravery in the rescue of the crew of the Danish ship St. Alexei on 4 January 1894

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (W. J. Vincent. A.B. H.M.S. “Mosquito”); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, light pitting and edge bruise to first, nearly very fine (2) £160-£200

William John Vincent was born at St. Austell, Cornwall, on 15 October 1860 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 13 May 1876. Advanced Able Seaman on 3 February 1881, he served in H.M.S. Mosquito from 1 July 1881 to 7 November 1882, and saw active service during the Egyptian Campaign of 1882. Advanced Petty Officer Second Class on 18 May 1887, he transferred to the Coast Guard on 9 May 1889, and served at the Clacton-on-Sea Station from 1 February 1891 to 6 March 1896. Whilst at Clacton he was presented with a specially-struck silver medal by the Countess of Warwick in commemoration of his bravery in the rescue of the crew of the Danish ship St. Alexei on 4 January 1894. Transferring to the Harwich Station, he was advanced Commissioned Boatman on 11 July 1896, and was pensioned on 30 September 1899.

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