Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (143274 F. C. Price, Sto. 1. R.N.) later impressed naming, number partially officially corrected, good very fine £100-£140

Frederick Charles Price was born in Southsea, Hampshire, on 1 May 1869. He enlisted in the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 28 September 1887 and took part in the Sierra Leone Operations of 1898-99. He was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 24 October 1902 and discharged to a shore pension two months later. He joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth on 16 October 1909. On 2 August 1914 he was recalled for War Service and was demobilised 17 March 1919 and awarded a War Gratuity.

A note against his name on the East and West Africa medal roll states that he was issued a duplicate medal on 22 October 1941.
Sold with copied record of service and East and West Africa medal confirmation.