Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (W. Moore, Pte. R.M. H.M.S. Druid. 73-74) minor edge nicks, good very fine
£360-400

Provenance: DNW, December 2010.

50 clasps issued to H.M.S. Druid.

William Moore was born in Loughborough, in March 1843, and attested for the Royal Marine Light Infantry in December 1861. His service included in H.M. Ships Orontes, Skylark, Asia and Druid. Moore served ashore with the Naval Brigade during the Ashantee campaign and received the Medal with Ashantee clasp. He left Druid on 21 February 1874 and was invalided back to England, where he was discharged, ‘length of service’, on 9 April 1874.