Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Revd. R. L. Neale. B.A. Chapln. R.N. H.M.S. Amethyst 73-74) nearly extremely fine £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Medals, the Property of a Lady.

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Only two Ashantee medals issued to the rank of Chaplain and Naval Instructor.

Richard Lea Neale entered the Royal Navy as a Chaplain and Naval Instructor on 4 July 1865. During the Ashantee war he served in H.M.S. Amethyst. On 29 May 1877 he was present in Amethyst during the pursuit and engagement with the Peruvian rebel turret ship Huascar off Ylo.