China 1842 (Mr. James Roddam Tate, Paymaster & Purser) extremely fine £800-1000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Kuriheka Collection of British Medals.

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Ex Mr R. Hyman November 1921.

Mr. James Roddam Tate was appointed an Assistant Paymaster in the Royal Navy in 1836. He capsized in Pelorous during a hurricane at Port Essington, North Australia, in 1839. He served as Agent Victualler to the Naval Expeditionary Forces in China in 1841-42, and was specially mentioned in despatches; he was present at the capture of Amoy and Chusan, and narrowly escaped being made a prisoner at the attack on Amoy (China Medal). Tate was promoted to Paymaster on 22 November 1843, and retired in 1854. He was the author, in 1840, of A practical treatise on naval book-keeping in all its branches.: Comprising the duties of a captain’s clerk, an admiral’s secretary, an officiating judge ... appendices, illustrative of the subjects.