Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (R. Triggs, Sto., H.M.S. Woodlark) nearly extremely fine £80-100

Robert Triggs was born at Portsea, Hampshire on 4 November 1852. He joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 21 January 1874 and gained the rank of Stoker on 21 April 1875. He served aboard the wood screw gunvessel Woodlark from 24 February 1884 to 25 March 1887 and as such qualified for the India General Service 1854-95 with clasps for Burma 1885-87 as well as the Egypt Medal. He was pensioned ashore on 6 April 1894. Sold with copied service paper.