Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Commissioned Wardmaster F. Hannaford, Royal Navy, who was promoted for ‘meritorious conduct in the Gambia Campaign’

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (F. Hannaford, Asst. S.B. Attdt. H.M.S. “Coquette”); East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Gambia 1894 (F. Hannaford, S.B. Stewd., H.M.S. Raleigh); British War Medal (Cd. Wdmr., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Fredk. Hannaford, S.B. Stewd., H.M.S. Vivid.) impressed naming; Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed, light pitting to the first but generally good very fine (5) £800-£1,000

Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, October 1996.

Frederick Hannaford was bornat Stoke, Devonport, on 29 December 1862. He first entered as Assistant Sick Berth Attendant aboard H.M.S. Royal Adelaide on 29 March 1881. Drafted to H.M.S. Coquette in September 1881 to serve aboard her until January 1883, followed by service aboard H.M.S. Impregnable (1883-84), and joining Achilles as a Sick Berth Attendant on 4 June 1884, and advanced to Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class on 1 April 1885. After serving aboard Osprey (1886-89) was advanced to Sick Berth Steward on 6 June 1890 aboard Belleisle, and subsequently drafted to H.M.S. Raleigh (1891-95). By Medical Director General's letter dated 2 January 1895, he was to receive advancement to Chief Sick Berth Steward when drafted to Plymouth Hospital on 18 April 1895 - “For meritorious conduct in the Gambia Campaign”. Later served at Malta Hospital (1898-1900). Promoted to "Head Wardmaster" on 27 October 1902, a new rank recently introduced in 1900. At the time of his promotion to Head Wardmaster there only three other persons in the Navy List holding this rank. Appointed to Malta Hospital 27 November 1902, and joined Chatham Hospital on 4 January 1906, where he served for the next thirteen years, receiving promotion to Commissioned Wardmaster on 25 September 1916. The 1919 Navy List shows three officers only with this rank. He retired on 30 April 1919 after 38 years in the Medical Branch.

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