Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (T. Proctor, Ord., H.M.S. “Shah”) slight edge bruising, good very fine £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith.

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Turton Proctor was born in Nottingham on 5 December 1859. A Labourer by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in May 1876 and was advanced to Boy 1st Class in May 1877 and Ordinary Seaman in December the same year. After service on the Royal Adelaide and Liffey, he served on the Shah, November 1878-October 1879, seeing service in South Africa and being promoted to Able Seaman in September 1879. He was discharged in December 1887. With copied service paper.