A Collection of Medals Relating to H.M.S. Cornwallis

Three: Petty Officer T. L. Kirkland, Royal Navy

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (170934 T. L. Kirkland. A.B. H.M.S. Theseus:); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (170934 T. L. Kirkland P.O. H.M.S. Highflyer.); Naval Good Shooting Medal, E.VII.R. (170934 T. L. Kirkland, Ldg. Sean. H.M.S. Cornwallis: 1905. 6 In. B.L:) good very fine (3) £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals Relating to H.M.S. Cornwallis.

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Glendining’s, March 1975.

Duplicate East and West Africa medal sent to widow on 2 April 1915, following his death in action.

Thomas Lindsay Kirkland was born at Campbeltown, Argyll, on 19 June 1876, and joined the Royal Navy on 22 November 1892. Amongst many other ships he served aboard H.M.S. Theseus from January 1896 to July 1897, including the Benin operations; H.M.S. Cornwallis from November 1904 to February 1906, winning the Naval Good Shooting medal for his services as a gunlayer in 1905; H.M.S. Highflyer from September 1910 to June 1913, including the Persian Gulf operations. He finally joined H.M.S. Hogue on 30 July 1914, and was ‘Discharged Dead’ on 22 September 1914, ‘Drowned in the North Sea when H.M.S. Hogue was sunk by German submarines.’

Sold with copied record of service.