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Create new listFour: Leading Stoker Jacob Perry, Royal Navy
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1865 (J. Perry, Stoker, H.M.S. Eclipse) officially impressed naming; Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (J. Perry, Stoker, H.M.S. Argus. 73-74); Egypt & Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (J. Perry, Lg. Stkr. H.M.S. “Temeraire”); Khedive’s Star 1882, contact wear but generally nearly very fine or better (4) £600-800
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, An Important Collection of Medals for the Maori Wars, 1845-1866.
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Ex Corbett Collection, Glendining November 1994.
Jacob Perry's New Zealand War medal was issued on 17 October 1870. 75 medals (13 to R.N. officers, 49 to R.N. ratings, and 13 to R.M. N.C.Os. and men) were awarded to H.M.S. Eclipse for the Second New Zealand War, of which 34 are known including 11 with reverses dated 1865, one with reverse dated 1864-1866, 3 with reverses dated 1863-1864, and the balance with reverses dated 1863-65.
176 Ashantee medals were awarded to H.M.S. Argus without the clasp. 594 Egyptian War medals with clasp ‘Alexandria 11th July’ were awarded to H.M.S. Temeraire.
Jacob Perry was born on 15 September 1840, at Devizes, Wiltshire. His earlier service records have not been sought but he first enlisted in 1862, and on 8 February 1870 he re-engaged on Continuous Service for 10 years to complete. From January 1873, he served aboard Asia (January to March 1873), Argus (March 1873 to May 1877), Wye (May to June 1877), Duke of Wellington (June 1877), Asia (June 1877 to December 1880), Temeraire (December 1880 to April 1884), Asia (April 1884 to May 1885, from which he was Shore Pensioned on 27th May), and finally Vernon as a Pensioner from 26 November 1885. During his service aboard Argus he was promoted from Stoker to Leading Stoker and continued his service at Vernon as a Pensioner Leading Stoker, and then at Portsmouth as a Pensioner Stoker until ‘Discharged to Shore, no longer required’ on 8 March 1897.
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