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A Collection of Naval General Service Medals 1793-1840

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№ 424

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18 June 2020

Hammer Price:
£1,600

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Navarino, Syria (Charles Keys, Gunner.) very fine £1,800-£2,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Naval General Service Medals 1793-1840.

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Provenance: Glendining’s, December 1904 and November 1915; Spink N.C., February 1976; Turl Collection, July 2010.

Charles Keys is confirmed on the rolls as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Philomel at the battle of Navarino, and as a Gunner aboard H.M.S. Stromboli on and off the coast of Syria.