Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (C. R. James, Engr. R.N., H.M.S. Amethyst, 73-74) very fine £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2006.

Charles Richard James was born on 4 July 1840, and entered the Royal Navy as an Assistant Engineer 2nd Class on 30 December 1864, becoming Engineer in February 1871. He served as Engineer of Amethyst during the Ashantee expedition of 1873-74 (Medal); and during the engagement of Amethyst and Shah with the Peruvian rebel turret ship Huascar off Ylo, Peru, 29 April 1877. He was Engineer of Inflexible at the bombardment of Alexandria, 11 July 1882, and during the Egyptian War (Medal with clasp and Khedive’s bronze star). He retired with the rank of Chief Engineer on 4 July 1890. Sold with copied record of service.