Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Timy. Hurley.) minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £600-£800

Provenance: Glendining’s, December 1993. One other man of this name received the clasp for Trafalgar as a Landsman aboard H.M.S. Defiance.

Timothy Hurley (or Henley) joined the Navy aboard H.M.S. Arab on 21 December 1819. He was advanced to Able Seaman and joined H.M.S. Liffey on 22 March 1822 and served in this ship until 15 February 1826, including active service during the war in Burma for which he later claimed and received the Army of India medal with clasp for Ava in the name of Timothy ‘Henley’. Serving subsequently aboard Ganges, Madagascar and Caledonia, he joined Castor on 31 July 1837, being appointed Ship’s Corporal in June 1839, and Captain of the Mast in June 1839. He remained in Castor until 17 June 1841, including service off the coast of Syria in 1840, for which he received the N.G.S. in the name of Timothy ‘Harley’ (as per record of service). He next served as Able Seaman in Powerful, October-November 1841, and then as Master of Arms in Inconstant, November 1841 to March 1843, Queen, June 1843 to April 1844, and finally in the same appointment until 9 October 1845. Two days later he was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal (Anchor type) having completed 23 years service (Douglas Morris roll confirms in name of ‘Hurley or Henley’). Sold with copied record of service for Timothy Hurley and copied claim for ‘Burmese Medal’ in January 1853, in the name of Timothy Henley.