Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Blacksmith J. Shanahan, Royal Navy

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (340535 J. Shanahan, Blk: Mte: H.M.S. Terrible) small officially impressed naming; China 1900, no clasp (J. Shanahan, Blksth’s Mte., H.M.S. Terrible.) large officially impressed naming, contact marks, nearly very fine £240-£280

Jeremiah Shanahan was born in Dublin, Ireland in January 1873. He joined the Royal Navy as a Blacksmith’s Mate in January 1895, and advanced to Blacksmith in February 1904. Service included with H.M.S. Terrible, 1898-1902, and at H.M.S. Victory during the Great War. Shanahan was demobilised in July 1919.