The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals (Part 2)

(John Knight, Captain of Forecastle, H.M.S. Galatea. 23 Years) fitted with small ring and bar suspension, very fine

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals.

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Awarded 17 February 1832.
John Knight was born in Guernsey in 1792. He had been a First Class Petty Officer for ten years but little else is known of his career.