The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (S. H. Knight, Ord. H.M.S. “Northumberland”) official correction to part of ship, light pitting, therefore nearly very fine

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

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Samuel Knight was born in West Leigh, Lancashire, on 13 July 1864. He first entered as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. IMPREGNABLE on 16 September 1879, and subsequently served aboard H.M. Ships GANGES (1879-81) where he was advanced to Boy 1st Class during September 1880, NORTHUMBERLAND (1881-83) where he was made an Ord in July 1882, and earned the dated Egypt award without a clasp, ALEXANDRA (1883-84), MONARCH borne for the Nile Flotilla (1 October 1884 to 29 March 1885) earning the additional Nile and Abu Klea clasps, and CURLEW (1886-88). He was invalided from the service on 4 May 1888. During his career he had lost one G.C.B. in 1887, and therefore could not qualify for his L.S. & G.C. medal.