Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Schiermonnikoog 12 Aug 1799 (David Wilson) edge bruising, otherwise nearly extremely fine and a rare clasp £2000-3000

Provenance: Recently removed from a family estate in Canada who have been in possession of this medal since the 1930s.

Only 10 clasps issued for this action which took place between 11 and 13 August, 1799, resulting in the re-capture of the gun-brig Crash, the attack on the Dutch schooner Vengeance, and the silencing of the gun battery on the island of Schiermonnikoog, off the Dutch coast, near Groningen.

David Wilson is confirmed on the roll as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Espiegle, the only recipient from this vessel. Four other men with this name are shown on the medal rolls for various clasps including Trafalgar.