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

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (S. I. H. Thorrowgood, Gunrs. Mate, H.M.S. Vernon, 23 Yrs.), impressed naming, very fine and a rare variety £200-250

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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Approximately 20 Medals of this type issued with years of service shown on the edge.

Samuel Isaac Hosea Thorrowgood - whose surname spelling underwent assorted variations throughout his career - was born at Landport, Hampshire in October 1839 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in October 1853. He subsequently witnessed active service aboard H.M.S. Furious in the Crimea War, including the bombardment of Sebastopol, and aboard the Highflyer in the Second China War, including the Canton 1857 operations. Awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in October 1877, Thorrowgood was pensioned ashore in March 1880.