A Collection of Naval General Service Medals 1793-1840

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, St. Domingo, Martinique (George Smith.) toned, nearly extremely fine £1,000-£1,200

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

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Provenance: Debenham’s, March 1899; Sotheby, December 1990.

George Smith is confirmed on the rolls as a Landsman aboard H.M.S. Spencer at St Domingo, and is one of two men of this name borne on the books of H.M.S. Captain at the capture of Martinique. Numerous other men of this name appear on the rolls for various clasps, including ten for Syria.