Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Master at Arms T. Westell, H.M. Yacht Osborne, Royal Navy

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Witu 1890 (Thos. Westell, M.A.A., H.M.S. Turquoise.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Thos. Westell, M.A.A., H.M.Y. Osborne.) impressed naming, light contact marks, very fine (2) £220-£260

Thomas Westell was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on 9 August 1855 and entered naval service on 1 January 1873 as a Boy 2nd Class in H.M.S. Himalaya. He served in H.M.S. Turquoise from 27 September 1877 to 25 June 1891, as Master at Arms, to which rate he was appointed on 11 September 1887, despite spending time in Lewes Gaol early on in his service. He served as such in H.M.Y. Osborne, the Royal Yacht, from 21 June 1894, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 24 June 1895, remaining in the Royal Yacht until he was pensioned on 7 January 1899.