Naval Good Shooting Medal, E.VII.R. (129967 J. Ellis, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Bacchante. 1903. 9.2 in. B.L.) with Second Award Bar ‘H.M.S. “Bacchante” 1904 9.2” B.L.’, slight edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine £500-£700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The James Fox Collection of Naval Awards.

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John Ellis was born in Dover, Kent, on 20 May 1869 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 26 January 1885. Advanced Petty Officer First Class on 13 May 1896, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 4 June 1902, and served in the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Bacchante from 2 November 1902 to 22 February 1905. He was shore pensioned on 21 October 1910, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve on 21 October 1911.