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

Five: Gunner 1st Class S. Todd, Royal Navy

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Saml. Todd); Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Sebastopol, Azoff, unnamed as issued; Turkey, St. Jean d’Acre 1840, bronze, pierced with ring suspension, unnamed as issued; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, pierced and fitted with straight bar suspension, minor contact marks, very fine and better (5) £1200-1500

Samuel Todd was born in Kingston, Hampshire on 17 September 1820.

He entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. Dido in 1838 and served aboard her in the actions on and off the coast of Syria during 1840. Service aboard H.M. Ships Illustrious, Excellent, Carysfort and Persian followed.

During the war against Russia he served as Chief Gunner’s Mate aboard H.M.S. Algiers in both the Baltic and Crimea theatres of war (clasps to latter not confirmed). He was promoted Gunner 3rd Class in January 1856 and attained the rank of Gunner 1st Class in September 1870. Todd was pensioned ashore on 22 November 1875.

Sold with copied research and a framed photograph of the recipient.