A Collection of Naval General Service Medals 1793-1840

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, The Potomac 17 Aug 1814 (Archibald Livingstone.) traces of brooch mounting to obverse, suspension reconstituted with damaged clasp facing, good fine £2,400-£3,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Naval General Service Medals 1793-1840.

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Approximately 104 clasps were issued for this action on the Potomac River in America.

Archibald Livingstone is confirmed as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Euryalus during the expedition up the Potomac river in August 1814. He was born in Argyllshire and entered Euryalus on 14 April 1810, aged 25. He was still serving in the Navy in April 1831 in the rank of Quartermaster. Sold with various copied muster roll and ship’s description book entries.