Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Ship’s Cook Richard Smith, Royal Navy

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Taku Forts 1858, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Rd. Smith Ships Cook H.M.S. Enterprise 24 Yrs) the first with light contact marks, very fine, otherwise nearly extremely fine (3) £700-£900

Campaign medals both added to complete entitlement.

Richard Smith was born at Millbrook, Cornwall, on 19 January 1827, and entered the Navy in Spider as a Boy 2nd Class on 12 February 1843, aged 16. He advanced to Boy 1st class on 1 January 1844, to Ordinary Seaman on 22 January 1846, and to Able Seaman on 1 January 1850. He served in Hawke from April 1855 to May 1856, including service in the Baltic, and in Staunch from September 1856 to April 1861, including service in China at the Taku Forts in 1858, receiving medals for both. He was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal whilst serving as Ship’s Cook in H.M.S. Enterprise on 17 July 1868, for 24 years service.

Sold with copied record of service.