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Lot

№ 210

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18 September 2009

Hammer Price:
£300

Pair: Gunner G. W. Arnold, Royal Marine Artillery

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (G. W. Arnold, Gunr., R.M.A., H.M.S. Active, 73-74); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Geo. W. Arnold, Gunner, 9th Co. R.M.A.), initial officially corrected on the first, contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise generally very fine (2) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals The Property of a Gentleman.

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George William Arnold was born in Rotherhithe, Surrey in November 1849 and entered the Royal Marine Artillery in November 1870. Appointed a Gunner in August of the following year, he served in H.M.S. Active during the Ashantee operations of 1873-74, was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in December 1880, and was pensioned ashore in November 1891; sold with copied service record.