Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Rear-Admiral the Hon. T. S. Brand, Royal Navy, who was Mentioned in Despatches and recommended for advancement for his services during the bombardment of Alexandria on 11 July 1882

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (Comdr. T. S. Brand. R.N. H.M.S. “Bittern.”); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, light pitting, very fine (2) £1,000-£1,400

This lot is to be sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Egypt Medals to the Royal Navy.

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Approximately 95 medals with clasp Alexandria 11 July awarded to the gunboat H.M.S. Bittern.

The Hon. Thomas Seymour Brand was born on 20 September 1847, the second son of the 1st Viscount Hampden, and joined the Royal Navy as a Cadet on 11 June 1861. Appointed Midshipman on 20 September 1862, he was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant on 20 March 1867, and was promoted Lieutenant on 4 April 1870, and Commander on 5 August 1878. He held the command of H.M.S. Bittern from 8 March 1882 to 31 March 1883, seeing active service in this ship during the Egyptian campaign of 1882, including the bombardment of Alexandria on 11 July; for his services at Alexandria he was Mentioned in Admiral F. Beauchamp Seymour’s Despatch (London Gazette 29 July 1882) as being ‘well deserving of advancement, the duties which had fallen on him before and since the action having been unusually severe.’

Promoted Captain on 8 March 1883, Brand served as post-Captain of H.M.S. Swiftsure from 7 August 1884 to 18 December 1885, transferring to the Half-Pay List on 19 December 1885. He transferred to the Retired List on 12 November 1892, and was promoted Read-Admiral on 31 March 1898. He died on 10 November 1916.

Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extract, and other research, including a photographic image of the recipient.