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17 August 2021

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Lot

№ 538

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17 August 2021

Hammer Price:
£170

British War Medal 1914-20 (Surg. Gen. A. J. J. Johnston. R.N.) good very fine £80-£120

Alexander John James Johnston was commissioned Surgeon in the Royal Navy on 30 March 1878 and was promoted Staff Surgeon on 30 March 1890 and Fleet Surgeon on 16 November 1894. He served as Deputy Inspector-General at Haslar Hospital on 27 May 1905, and was appointed Surgeon-General of the Royal Navy on 2 February 1912.