Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria including the collection to Naval Artificers formed by JH Deacon

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Jn. King, Chf. Captn. Fore Cle., H.M.S. Minotaur, 20 Yrs.), good very fine £120-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late Jack Deacon.

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John King was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in September 1872.

He was born in Swanage, Dorset in September 1834 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 1st Class aboard H.M.S. Excellent in April 1851. While serving aboard the Rodney between 1867-70, he gained advancement to Chief Captain of the Fore’castle and was present in the action fought at Yangchow, North China in 1868. He was finally discharged ashore from the Minotaur in September 1872.