Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (George Lavie, Lieut R.N.) contact marks, otherwise about very fine £600-£800

Provenance: Glendining’s, July 1943 (when sold together with a St. Jean d’Acre Medal).

George Lavie was born on 24 July 1813, the son of Sir Thomas Lavie, K.C.B., Royal Navy, and entered the Royal Naval College in November 1826. He embarked in November 1828 as a Volunteer in H.M.S. Madagascar, and proceeding in that ship to the Mediterranean, became a midshipman in November 1830, aboard H.M.S. Windsor Castle. He was subsequently employed on the Home and South American stations, latterly as a Mate, and was promoted Lieutenant on 15 December 1834.

Lavie joined H.M.S. Revenge on 11 May 1839, and served in her during the operations on and off the coast of Syria in 1840. Advanced Commander on 9 November 1846, he latterly held the command of H.M.S. Flamer.