Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Torpedo Artificer G. Giles, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, Suakin 1884 (Torp. Artfr., H.M.S. Hecla); Khedive’s Star 1882, the first with light contact marks, very fine or better (2) £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals for Services at Sea from the Collection of the Late Oliver Stirling Lee.

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George Giles was born at Stoke Damerel, Devon in October 1842 and entered the Royal Navy as an Armourer in October 1866. He subsequently witnessed active service aboard H.M.S. Hecla in the Egypt operations of 1882, including the bombardment of Alexandria, and again in the Suakin operations of 1884 when he was landed for service in the Naval Brigade. Giles, who had earlier been awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal, in April 1877, was pensioned ashore in October 1886.