Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private D. Evans, Royal Marine Light Infantry

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884 (D. Evans. Pte. R.M. H.M.S. “Orion”); East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin River 1894 (D. Evans. Pte. R.M. H.M.S. Phœbe.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, light pitting and contact marks, nearly very fine and better (3) £500-£700

David Evans was born at Neath, Glamorgan on 21 February 1857, and enlisted into the Royal Marine Light Infantry at Neath, on 21 September 1875, at the age of 18, being numbered Ch.915. He first served at the R.M. recruiting depot at Walmer, and subsequently in H.M.S. Royal Adelaide and H.M.S. Shannon from 1877 to 1881. He served in H.M.S. Orion from June 1882 until June 1883; in H.M.S. Dryad from December 1883 until November 1884; and in H.M.S. Kingfisher from November 1884 until May 1888. He subsequently served at Chatham, and then in H.M.S. Phoebe from December 1892 until January 1896, and H.M.S. Sappho from January 1896 to April of the same year. He was discharged from the Chatham Division, on completion of service in September 1896. He had been appointed Lance Corporal in 1894, and Acting Corporal in 1895, but had reverted to Private by the time of his discharge. His service record shows entitlement to prize money for vessels captured by H.M.S. Kingfisher, whilst undertaking anti slavery and piracy patrols off East Africa and Zanzibar, and also confirms that he was employed in the operations at Benin River, and had served in the Naval Brigade in operations against Chief Nibaruk, in British East Africa.

Sold together with the recipient’s original parchment certificates of service, in two parts (Admiralty Forms R-138 and R-138A).