Pair: Able Seaman F. Fowles, Royal Navy

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (F. Fowles. A.B.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, edge bruise to first, very fine (2) £260-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Egypt Medals to the Royal Navy.

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The Nile Flotilla comprised 289 Officers and men seconded from 19 H.M. Ships; as well as a large number of Canadian boatmen.

Frank Fowles (also recorded as Fowle) was born in Westerham, Kent, on 26 May 1866 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 3 March 1882. Serving in H.M.S. Monarch from 4 December 1883, he was seconded to the Nile Flotilla from 1 October 1884 to 20 July 1885, seeing active service during the Nile Expedition of 1884-85, and was promoted Able Seaman on 1 April 1885. Invalided out of the service on 30 March 1888, he died in London on 10 September 1888.

Sold with copied service record, medal roll extracts, and other research.