Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Surgeon John Brunt, Royal Navy, later Mercantile Marine

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (J. Brunt. Surgn. R.N. H.M.S. “Agincourt”; Transport 1899-1902, 1 clasp, S. Africa 1899-1902 (J. Brunt.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, the Egypt pair nearly very fine, the second good very fine, and an unusual combination (3) £1,200-£1,600

John Brunt was born on 24 September 1851, and having qualified as a doctor entered the Royal Navy as a Surgeon at Plymouth Hospital on 1 October 1879. He was next appointed to Netley Hospital (November 1879) and joined his first ship H.M.S. Royal Adelaide in March 1880, and subsequently served as Surgeon aboard London (April 1881), Duke of Wellington (June 1881), and Agincourt (September 1881). Whilst employed in the latter ship in Egyptian waters he earned the Egyptian medal and Khedive’s bronze star. He served next in Boscawen (September 1883), R.M.A. Division Eastney (September 1884), Flora (August 1886) and Duke of Wellington (April 1889). On 21 June 1889 he was allowed to withdraw from the Royal Navy after nine years service with a gratuity of £1,000.00 under the terms of an Order in Council dated 1 April 1881. In 1900 he joined the Merchant Marine as a Surgeon, served with the Union Castle Steamship Company and whilst aboard the Hawarden Castle employed on Transport Duties during the Boer War he gained entitlement to the Transport medal and clasp.

Sold with copied R.N. record of service.