A Collection of Medals for the Ashantee War 1873-74

Four: Commander W. H. Adlam, Royal Navy

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued, clasp loose on ribbon; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Canton 1857, unnamed as issued; Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Navg. Lt. W. H. Adlam, R.N. H.M.S. Simoom. 73-74); Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, fitted with replacement suspension, very fine £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals for the Ashantee War 1873-74.

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William Henry Adlam entered the Royal Navy on 14 July 1853, and served in H.M.S. Queen throughout the Crimean war, being present at the bombardment of Odessa and engaged in the action of the combined fleets at Sebastopol, October 1854. He served in China in 1857 as Master’s Assistant in H.M.S. Highflyer at the capture of Canton, Peh-Tang and the Peiho Forts, and the subsequent operations until the close of the war (also entitled to clasp for Taku Forts 1858 according to the Navy List). As Second Master of Investigator on the west coast of Africa, 1861-64, he was twice engaged at the assault on the town of Zil, near Lagos, and in the expeditions of 1862 and 1863 up the Niger; specially thanked by the Commodore for his services. He was Navigating Lieutenant of Simoom during the Ashantee war and received thanks for his services in landing stores &c. at Cape Coast Castle. Adlam was promoted to Staff Commander on 6 March 1875.