Awards to the Medical Services from the Collection of the late Tony Sabell

China 1842 (B. McAvoy, Surgeon, H.M.S. Modeste) with original straight bar suspension, very fine £550-650

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Awards to the Medical Services from the Collection of the late Tony Sabell.

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Ex Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, B.D.W. 16 October 1996.

Benjamin McAvoy joined the Royal Navy as an Assistant Surgeon on Eclair on 6 March 1823. He was advanced to Superintending Assistant Surgeon whilst on Hecla in September 1828 and to Surgeon in April 1830 when on Slaney. He served on Modeste from November 1837, seeing service in the First China War. With some copied service details.