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

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Suakin 1884, El-Teb (J. J. Woodward, Capt. M. Top, H.M.S. Carysfort) contact marks, about very fine and scarce £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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John James Woodward was born in Liverpool in August 1851 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in August 1867. He subsequently witnessed active service aboard H.M.S. Carysfort in the Egypt operations of 1882, and was landed from her for service in the Naval Brigade in the Suakin operations of 1884, his verified entitlement to the “El-Teb” clasp being one of approximately 40 to Carysfort’s crew. Woodward, who was pensioned ashore as a Captain of the Hold in August 1889, was not awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal on account of being deprived of several Good Conduct Badges.