Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Chief Sick Berth Steward I. Davis, Royal Navy

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1891-2 (Isaac Davis, S.B.A., H.M.S. Thrush.); China 1900, no clasp (J. Davis, S.B.S., H.M.S. Arethusa) note initial on the last, mounted on card for display, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise better than good fine (2) £280-£340

Isaac Davis was born in Lambeth on 18 June 1869. He joined the Royal Navy in December 1884 as a Boy and transferred to the Medical Branch in June 1887. Whilst serving in Thrush he was awarded the East & West Africa Medal. The 1891-2 bar is uncommon and was awarded for a series of expeditions against Chief Fodeh Cabbah after he attacked the Anglo-French Boundary Commission. The roll records that Davis was issued a duplicate medal in November 1895. He saw service in Arethusa from November 1899 until April 1903, earning the China Medal in this time. Also in 1903 he was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal which has not been traced. In January 1907 he was promoted to Chief Sick Berth Steward whilst at R.N.H. Chatham. Davis was discharged to pension in June 1909.

Sold with copied record of service.