The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals

Five: Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (E. Woodland, Dom. 2.Cl. H.M.S. Tamar. 73-74); South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (E. Woodland, Dom. 1.Cl. H.M.S. “Tamar”) official corrections to latter half of surname and rate corrected from 2nd to 1st Class; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (E. Woodland, Sh. Stewd. H.M.S. “Tamar”); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Edwin Woodland, Sh. Stewd. for Gen. Mess H.M.S. Tamar) impressed naming; Khedive’s Star 1882, generally good very fine and rare (5)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals.

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Edwin Woodland was born at Portsea, Hampshire, on 1 February 1852. He entered the service in February 1868 as a Ward Room Officer’s Servant aboard H.M.S. ASIA, and next served aboard AGINCOURT as the Admiral’s Domestic, and CROCODILE as the Captain’s Servant. In May 1873 he joined TAMAR and in this ship earned a remarkable tally of five medals covering three campaigns. He entered TAMAR as Domestic 2nd Class and gained the following promotions whilst on board: Domestic 1st Class (October 1876), Acting Ship’s Steward 3rd Class (May 1877), Assistant Ship’s Steward (August 1877), Acting Ship’s Steward (September 1879), and finally Ship’s Steward for General Mess (September 1880) in which rate he received his L.S. & G.C. medal in April 1882, being finally paid off from TAMAR in June 1883. He was ultimately pensioned to shore when invalided from the Royal Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, on 6 May 1892 suffering from Bright’s disease.