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

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Jn. Russell, Keepr. of Aparts., H.M. Yt. Victoria & Albert), engraved naming, edge nicks, good very fine £180-220

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 Russell was born at Brompton, Somerset in January 1839 and entered the Royal Navy as a Ward Room Servant in July 1861. In September 1867 he joined the royal yacht Victoria & Albert as a Captain’s Steward and between September 1869 and December 1872, he held the distinction of being the Keeper of Royal Apartments. Russell was pensioned ashore from the same vessel in November 1881.