Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Gut of Gibraltar 12 July 1801, St. Domingo (John Purvis.) nearly extremely fine £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Whalley Collection 1877; Sotheby, February 1921; Spink, July 2000.

John Purvis is confirmed on the rolls as an Ordinary Seaman aboard the Superb at both actions.