Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

China 1900, 2 clasps, Taku Forts, Relief of Pekin (H. Doidge, Qd. Sigln. H.M.S. Orlando.) nearly extremely fine £500-£700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The James Fox Collection of Naval Awards.

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Approximately 81 two-clasp medals awarded to H.M.S. Orlando.

Harold Doidge was born in Birmingham on 18 October 1875 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 16 June 1892. He served as Quarterdeck Signalman in H.M.S. Orlando at China in 1900, and was released to the Royal Fleet Reserve on 19 October 1905. Re-enlisting on 18 October 1910, he served during the Great War in H.M.S. Jupiter from 5 September 1914 to 19 May 1915, and was shore demobilised on 30 June 1919.

Sold with copied record of service.