Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Js Brown Yeo. of Stores. H.M.Rl Navl. Barks. 20 Yrs.) engraved naming, scratch to Monarch’s cheek, good very fine £120-£160

James Brown was born in Sheerness on 10 January 1831 and attested for the Royal Navy as Ordinary Seaman on 31 January 1852. Posted to Chesapeake, Formidable and Scout, he was raised Yeoman of Stores on 23 June 1867 aboard the frigate Phoebe. Transferred to the Royal Naval Barracks 11 March 1874, Brown received his L.S. & G.C. Medal with gratuity on 18 March 1875, before taking his discharge from Pembroke on 5 August 1878.

Sold with copied service record.