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Able Seaman John Lesly, who served aboard the Implacable 74 in the Baltic and witnessed the capture of the Sewolod 74 in August 1808, and in the boats of Implacable shared in the destruction and capture of a Russian flotilla of gun-boats and a convoy in July 1809 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Implacable 26 Augt 1808 [42], 7 July Boat Service 1809 [34] (John Lesly.) with faded original ribbon, good very fine £6000-7000
Hammer Price: £8,000
Corporal William Morgan, R.M., who served in the Phoebe at Schomberg’s action off the coast of Madagascar in May 1811, and at the capture, in company with the Cherub, of the United States 32-gun frigate Essex, off Valparaiso harbour, Chile, in March 1814, the only N.G.S. clasps issued for an action in the Pacific Ocean proper Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Off Tamatave 20 May 1811 [78], Phoebe 28 March 1814 [31] (William Morgan.) nearly extremely fine £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £8,500
Able Seaman George Brace, who witnessed the destruction of the Danish 74 Prindts Christian Frederick as a Landsman in the Stately, and afterwards, in the boats of the Princess Caroline, shared in a bloody encounter with Russian gun-boats in the Gulf of Finland Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Stately 22 March 1808 [31], 25 July Boat Service 1809 [36] (Geo. Brace.) minor edge bruises and scratching in both fields, otherwise good very fine £6000-7000
Hammer Price: £9,000
Landsman Robert Buck, who took part in the boats of the Marlborough in the successful expeditions up the rivers of Chesapeake Bay to destroy American stores and works in April and May 1813 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Ap & May Boat Service 1813 [57] (Robt. Buck.) minor edge bruising, otherwise very fine £4000-5000
Able Seaman George Moffitt, who served aboard the Seahorse in the expedition up the Potomac river in August 1814, and in the boats of the same vessel in the attack on American gun-boats on Lake Borgne in December 1814 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, The Potomac 17 Aug 1814 [104], 14 Dec Boat Service 1814 [205] (George Moffitt.) with original ribbon, good very fine £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £9,500
Captain Thomas Moore, R.N., whose distinguished services with the marines of the Amphion over a period of 8 years gained him three mentions in despatches and the Brevet of Captain; he was senior officer of marines in the action off Lissa, was twice very severely wounded and twice rewarded from the Patriotic Fund Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 28 Aug Boat Service 1809 [15], 28 June Boat Service 1810 [25], Lissa [124], fitted with a fourth unofficial clasp inscribed ‘Umago’...
Hammer Price: £13,000
Commander William R. B. Sellon, R.N., who was First-Lieutenant of the Castor at the capture of the French 74-gun ship-of-the-line D’Haultpoult in April 1809, and later distinguished himself when commanding a gallant boat action that elicited the high praise of Sir Edward Pellew Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Castor 17 June 1809 [6] (W. R. B. Sellon, Lieut. R.N.) engraved correction to second initial, probably official, some minor edge bruising and nicks, otherwise nearly...
Hammer Price: £14,000
Commander Thomas Cull, R.N., who was Acting-Lieutenant in command of No 16 gun-boat at the defence of Tarifa, in various gallant attacks on enemy privateers, and in the valiant boat attack on the enemy’s privateers and batteries in the Mole of Malaga in April 1812; for which varied services he was officially mentioned and promoted to Lieutenant Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Malaga 29 April 1812 [17], St. Sebastian [291] (Thomas Cull, Lieut.) with original ribbon, good very...
The Defence of Legations medal awarded to Private C. W. Phillips, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was killed in action on 29 June 1900, one of only 2 Royal Marines who were killed in the siege of Pekin China 1900, 1 clasp, Defence of Legations (Pte. C. W. Phillips, R.M.L.I.) two edge bruises, otherwise nearly extremely fine £12000-15000
Hammer Price: £15,000
The important Polar medal awarded to Chief Petty Officer Frank V. Browning, Royal Navy, a member of the ‘Northern Party’ in Scott’s last Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 Polar Medal 1904, G.V.R., 1st issue, silver, 1 clasp, Antarctic 1910-13 (206545 F. V. Browning, P.O. 2Cl., Terra Nova) contact marks, otherwise very fine £14000-16000
Hammer Price: £16,000
Able Seaman Charles Stewart, who was present on board the Mars in her epic conflict with the Hercule in April 1798, and later fought at Trafalgar aboard the Victory Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Mars 21 April 1798 [26], Trafalgar [1611] (Charles Stewart.) suspension claw re-fixed, edge bruising and contact wear, otherwise nearly very fine £8000-10000
Able Seaman Samuel Butler, who took part in Sybille’s stubborn but successful contest with La Forte, captured in the Hooghly River, Bay of Bengal, in March 1799 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Sybille 28 Feby 1799 [12] (Samuel Butler.) very fine £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £17,000
Able Seaman David Piggott, who fought on board the 36-gun frigate San Fiorenzo at the capture of the French 32-gun frigate Psyche in the Bay of Bengal in February 1805 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, San Fiorenzo 14 Feby 1805 [12] (David Piggott.) nearly very fine £6000-8000
Master Henry Smartly, R.N., who saw much ‘boat service’ in the Baltic and ended his days in the privileged position of Master of Greenwich Hospital Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 10 July Boat Service 1808 [8] (H. Smartly, Master.) nearly very fine £6000-8000
Lieutenant John Wardle, R.N., whose four-clasp medal represents a fine record of naval activity in the West Indies Naval General Service 1793-1840, 4 clasps, Martinique [480], Pompee 17 June 1809 [21], 13 Dec Boat Service 1809 [8], Guadaloupe [475] (John Wardle, Actg. Lieut. R.N.) small abrasion behind truncation of bust, otherwise extremely fine £10000-12000
The Defence of Legations medal awarded to Private Albert Scadding, Royal Marine Light Infantry, the first British man to lose his life in the defence when he was killed in action on 22 June 1900, one of only 2 Royal Marines who were killed in the siege of Pekin China 1900, 1 clasp, Defence of Legations (Pvte. A. Scadding, R.M.L.I.) nearly extremely fine £12000-15000
Hammer Price: £19,000
Able Seaman Joseph Clark who fought in two brilliant actions aboard the Blanche frigate and later fought at Trafalgar aboard the Minotaur Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Blanche 4 Jany 1795 [5], Trafalgar [1611] (Joseph Clark.) nearly very fine £6000-8000
Able Seaman Gilbert White who was aboard the Lowestoffe when, in concert with Dido, the two frigates engaged two superior French ships and captured the Minerve of 40 guns; taken into the Royal Navy under the same name she later distinguished herself under Cockburn, Nelson and Hardy Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Lowestoffe 24 June 1795 [6], Egypt [615] (Gilbert White.) some very minor edge bruises and nicks, otherwise good very fine £8000-10000
Major Charles F. Burton, Royal Marines, who was mentioned in despatches for services at Acre in 1800, was an original officer of the R.M. Artillery when established in 1804, and had command of various ship-borne rocket detachments during the war with France; he subsequently commanded the R.M.A. detachments of the Fleet and was severely wounded at the bombardment of Algiers in 1816, moving Lord Exmouth to write ‘Captain Burton, poor fellow, has been wounded, he has been a treasure to me in...
Admiral Thomas Bennett, R.N., who was wounded as a 12 year-old midshipman at the battle of Camperdown, and was second Lieutenant of the Seahorse in Captain John Stewart’s brilliant ‘Gold Medal’ night action with a Turkish squadron in July 1808 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Camperdown [298], Seahorse Wh Badere Zaffere [32] (Thomas Bennett, Lieut.) together with contemporary miniature medal with two engraved clasps on original ribbon fitted with silver ribbon buckle, good...
Hammer Price: £20,000
Commander George Decœurdoux, R.N., who was Midshipman of the Lion in her gallant action with four Spanish frigates in July 1798, and Acting-Lieutenant at the capture of the Guillaume Tell in March 1800; was Flag-Lieutenant of the Mars at Trafalgar, and present in the same ship at the capture of the French frigate Le Rhin, and subsequently of four others off Rochefort in 1806 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Lion 15 July 1798 [23], Trafalgar [1611] (Geo. Decœurdoux, Lieut....
Master-at-Arms William Madge, who was Quarter Gunner of the Crescent at the capture of La Réunion in 1793, and afterwards followed his Captain, Sir James Saumarez, into the Orion to share in the victories at St Vincent and the Nile Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, Crescent 20 Octr 1793 [12], St. Vincent [346], Nile [326] (William Madge.) minor edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £8000-10000
Hammer Price: £22,000
Gunner John Webber who served as Coxswain aboard Duncan’s flagship Venerable at Camperdown, as Quartermaster in the same ship at Saumarez’s action in the Gut of Gibraltar, and as a Gunner on board Rosario in her remarkably gallant action with a French flotilla off Dieppe in March 1812 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, Camperdown [298], Gut of Gibraltar 12 July 1801 [143], Rosario 27 March 1812 [7] (John Webber, Gunner.) edge bruise, otherwise very fine £8000-10000
Able Seaman William James Walker, a Boy of 13 years age at the battle of Camperdown, who later saw much action in the Baltic aboard the 18-gun brig Cruizer Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Camperdown [298], Cruizer 1 Novr 1808 [4] (W. J. Walker.) with original ribbon in its named card box of issue, extremely fine £12000-14000
Lieutenant James Sabben, who was wounded when Signal-Midshipman of the Dreadnought at the battle of Trafalgar, and afterwards had an adventurous career in the West Indies, being once taken prisoner, and a second time wounded at the capture of the French frigates Loire and Seine at Anse la Barque Naval General Service 1793-1840, 4 clasps, Trafalgar [1611], Martinique [480], Anse La Barque 18 Decr 1809 [40], Guadaloupe [475] (J. Sabben, Lieut. R.N.) light edge bruising and handling marks,...
Commander John E. Cabburn, R.N., who commanded a party of seamen on shore at the capture of the Isle of France, and took part in the storming of Fort Cornelis at the capture of Java Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java [10 RN] (J. E. Cabburn, Master’s Mate. R.N.) light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very fine £8000-10000
Rear-Admiral William Hext, who joined the Royal Navy as a Captain’s Servant at the age of 10, fought in three Fleet actions, and was possibly the only veteran of the ‘Glorious First of June’ to be photographically portrayed Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 1 June 1794 [538], 23 June 1795 [177], 4 Novr 1805 [291] (William Hext, Lieut.) with original ribbon, extremely fine £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £24,000
Commander James Elphick, R.N., who took part in Penelope’s ‘David and Goliath’ night action with 86-gun French ship-of-the-line Guillaume Tell, and was later mentioned in despatches as ‘a very gallant and zealous officer’ at the siege and capture of Santa Maura in 1810 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Penelope 30 March 1800 [11], Egypt [615] (James Elphick, Master’s Mate.) with original ribbon and framed Admiralty transmission letter, dated 13th May 1850, good very...
Yeoman of the Boatswain’s Store Room James Strachan, who earned all three of his clasps aboard the 32-gun frigate Southampton, including the boarding and capture of the French corvette L’Utile in 1796 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 1 June 1794 [538], Southampton 9 June 1796 [4], St. Vincent [346] (James Strachan.) very fine £10000-12000
Hammer Price: £28,000
Landsman John Cremer, who served aboard the frigate Sirius at Trafalgar, and afterwards participated in the same ship in a hotly contested engagement with a French flotilla which culminated in the capture of the corvette Bergère Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Trafalgar [1611], Sirius 17 April 1806 [10] (John Cremer) possible official correction to first three letters of surname, polished overall, otherwise very fine £6000-8000
Boatswain Edward Wise, who served as an Able Seaman on board Nelson’s flagship Victory at the battle of Trafalgar, and afterwards as Boatswain of the Spartan in her memorable action with a Franco-Neapolitan squadron in the bay of Naples Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Trafalgar [1611], Spartan 3 May 1810 [30] (Edward Wise) with good length of original ribbon, lightly toned, extremely fine £14000-16000
Commander Joseph R. R. Webb, R.N., who was a Lieutenant in the Cherokee at the capture of the French privateer Amiable Nelly off Dieppe Harbour in January 1810 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Cherokee 10 Jany 1810 [4] (J. R. R. Webb, Lieut. R.N.) minor edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very fine £12000-14000
Midshipman Frederick Devon, a youth of just 14 years of age when he assisted in the boarding and capture of a Danish gun-boat by the gig of the Brevdrageren, commanded by his brother, Lieutenant Thomas Devon Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 21 March Boat Service 1813 [3] (Fredk. Devon, Midshipman.) edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £10000-12000
Lieutenant-Colonel Ambrose A. R. Wolrige, Royal Marine Artillery, a specialist ‘in everything to do with rockets,’ he commanded the R.M.A. detachment aboard the Thunder bomb in the Baltic, at Basque Roads, and at the capture of the French privateer Neptune, was afterwards wounded in Holland and distinguished himself at the battle of Algiers Naval General Service 1793-1840, 4 clasps, Basque Roads 1809 [518], 23 Nov Boat Service 1810 [40], Thunder 9 Octr 1813 [7], Algiers [1328] (A. A....
Hammer Price: £30,000
Rear-Admiral David Scott, R.N., K.T.S., Master’s Mate of the Unicorn at the capture, in consort with the Santa Margaritta, of two French frigates in June 1796, and afterwards Lieutenant in the Bellerophon at Trafalgar where he was wounded in the head; as First Lieutenant of the Bedford he later escorted the Portuguese Royal Family to Brazil and, in consequence, became ‘the first British subject upon whom the Cross of the Tower and Sword was ever conferred’ Naval General Service...
Hammer Price: £34,000
Rear-Admiral John Adams, R.N., who, as midshipman, saw much action in the boats of the Scout, was twice wounded and received the approbation of Lord Collingwood for throwing a live shell overboard in the action on 14 July 1809, was afterwards decorated for his gallantry in saving lives, and led a long and distinguished career off the coasts of Africa in the suppression of the slave trade Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, 14 July Boat Service 1809 [7], 1 Nov Boat Service 1809...
Hammer Price: £38,000
‘To Mr. Etough, the acting master, I am much indebted for the steadiness in which he conn’d the ship into action.’ Captain P. B. V. Broke’s published despatch refers. The historic medal awarded to Commander Henry G. Etough, who was Acting Master of the Shannon and conned the ship into action at the capture the United States frigate Chesapeake in June 1813, being officially mentioned and promoted to Lieutenant for his services; he was afterwards wounded in the boat attack on...
Commander Paul G. Panton, R.N., who fought in Duckworth’s action at St. Domingo, and in the Hydra at the capture of Fort Bagur and three French privateers on the Catalonian coast in August 1807 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, St. Domingo [396], Hydra 6 Augt 1807 [11] (P. G. Panton, Midshipman.) edge bruise and dents to backstrap of clasp carriage, otherwise nearly extremely fine £10000-12000
Hammer Price: £40,000
Sir Benjamin Fonseca Outram, C.B., M.D., F.R.S., F.G.S., Inspector of Naval Hospitals and Fleets, Surgeon of La Nymphe at the capture of two French ships in March 1797, and Surgeon of the Superb in her remarkable action at the second battle of Algeciras, in the Gut of Gibraltar, which resulted in the destruction of two Spanish three-deckers and the capture of a French 74 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Nymphe 8 March 1797 [4], Gut of Gibraltar 12 July 1801 [143] (B. F. Outram,...
Hammer Price: £42,000
Captain Thomas Warrand, R.N., who served as Master’s Mate aboard the flagship Victory at the battle of St Vincent, and was Lieutenant Commanding the Sealark at the boarding and capture of the Ville de Caen, 21 July 1812, on which occasion he was severely wounded, and for his gallantry received immediate promotion to Commander and was presented with a £50 Sword by the Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, St. Vincent [346], Sealark 21 July 1812 [4] (Thos....
Hammer Price: £46,000
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