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17 July 2024

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№ 9

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17 July 2024

Hammer Price:
£6,000

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, The Potomac 17 Aug 1814 (John Shaw.) fitted with later silver brooch bar engraved ‘H.M.S. Euryalus’, edge bruise, otherwise very fine £2,000-£3,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Napoleonic-Era Campaign Medals.

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John Shaw is confirmed on the roll as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Euryalus for the expedition up the Potomac and the capture of Alexandria. Three other men of this name are shown on the rolls for various clasps.