Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Able Seaman Walter Lloyde, Royal Navy

Crimea 1854-56, no clasp, unnamed as issued; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Walter Lloyde, A.B. Shannon.); Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, fitted with replacement bar suspension, light contact marks, otherwise very fine (3) £1000-1200

Walter Lloyde was born at Gosport, Hampshire, on 5 August 1838, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. St Vincent on 24 October 1854. He joined H.M.S. Trident on 4 March 1855, and saw service in the Crimea, and while in this ship volunteered for Continuous service on 5 August 1856. He joined Shannon on 24 September 1856, as Ordinary Seaman 2nd Class, was advanced to Able Seaman in February 1858, and served in Shannon until 15 January 1859, being ‘Present at the Capture of Lucknow 1858’. He served a total of 16 years 147 days, from the age of 18, latterly for several years as Coxswain of the Pinnace, and was placed ashore on pension on 30 June 1873. Sold with full record of service and other research.