Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, St. Sebastian (James Wallis.) suspension slack, otherwise polished, fine £1,000-£1,200

Provenance: Sotheby, June 1985.

James Wallis served as an Ordinary Seaman aboard H.M.S. Reindeer at St Sebastian, and is one of four recipients allowed from this ship which was not officially listed as being entitled. His name is listed as ‘Wallace’ on the Admiralty roll (ADM 171/1) but he appears as ‘Wallis’ on the ship’s musters which do not list anyone by the name of ‘Wallace’. Sold with full research and copied O.M.R.S. article from 2007 giving full explanation of entitlement.