Auction Catalogue

1 December 2004

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 29

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1 December 2004

Hammer Price:
£360

Three: Blacksmith G. Greenaway, Royal Navy

South Africa 1877-79
, no clasp (Blks. Crew, H.M.S. Himalaya); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (Blacksth., H.M.S. Briton); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise generally about very fine (3) £300-350

George Greenaway was born at St. Phillip’s, Bristol in March 1857 and entered the Royal Navy as Blacksmiths Crew in June 1877. He subsequently witnessed active service aboard H.M.S. Himalaya off South Africa during the course of 1878, and aboard the Briton off Egypt during 1884. Pensioned ashore in June 1897, he was never awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal as a result of being deprived of several Good Conduct Badges.