Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (R. T. Pickett, 2nd S.B.S., H.M.S. St. George) slight edge bruise and contact marks, very fine £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to Royal Naval Sick Berth Personnel from the collection of John Hailey.

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Richard Thomas Pickett was born on 27 November 1870 at Forest Hill, Kent and enlisted into the Royal Marines on 27 February 1889. He was transferred to the Royal Navy as a Probationary Sick Berth Attendant on 2 January 1890 and attained the rank of Sick Berth Steward on 1 June 1899. Pickett was discharged with a pension in 1911 but was recalled for service during 1914-19, serving mainly at Chatham Hospital. Sold with copied service papers.